School blockades continue Paris attack and grievances

Oct 5

France 2 attributes 589 disrupted establishments that day, versus nearly 800 on Friday, to the education minister. At Paris’s Vauquelin lycée, about a hundred pupils and teachers sheltered while masked outsiders tried to break in and set a fire at the entrance. A security worker says they did not enter; principal Carole Zerbib describes feeling in danger, and pupils left after about ninety minutes. The report also shows police clearing a Sorbonne Nouvelle blockade, calmer Paris pupil action despite condemned fireworks, and a peaceful Marseille march. Students distinguish their resource, building and replacement-teacher demands from violence.

Masked outsiders attempted to break into Lycée Vauquelin in Paris on October 5 and lit a fire at its entrance. Around a hundred pupils and their teachers sheltered inside and were allowed out after about ninety minutes. A security employee says the outsiders damaged a window but did not enter. Principal Carole Zerbib describes blows at the door, attempted ignition and the smell of petrol, saying those inside felt in danger. The report identifies no perpetrators or adjudicated motive.