Politics · France · 5 hrs ago
Montreuil students keep school blockades going ahead of national protest
Students at Jean Jaurès school in Montreuil, near Paris, blocked the school on Monday, October 12, as a wider student protest continued.
They are demanding more money to hire teachers, repair school buildings and improve timetables.
The students say they want to keep up pressure until a large demonstration planned for October 17, before the school break.
They link their campaign to a vote on the national education budget scheduled for October 20.
The government has said it will respond to their demands at the end of the month.
The blockades have disrupted classes, and some students are concerned about missing lessons ahead of their final exams.
One student said she plans to revise during the break, while another suggested the movement could take a form that causes less disruption.
Students continued blocking Jean Jaurès school in Montreuil on Monday, October 12, ahead of a national mobilisation the next day.
The blockade began at 8 a.m., and no lycée students entered the school that morning.
A fire involving rubbish bins used for the blockade was quickly put out by firefighters at about 10 a.m.
Students say they want more funding to hire teachers, renovate school buildings and improve timetables.
Some students aim to keep up pressure until a planned demonstration on October 17, before a National Education budget vote on October 20.
- Who
- Students at Jean Jaurès school in Montreuil, joined by students from other schools.
- What
- They continued a blockade as part of a lycée protest movement.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026, ahead of a national mobilisation on Tuesday.
- Where
- Jean Jaurès collège-lycée in Montreuil, France.
- Why
- They are demanding more funding to hire teachers, renovate school buildings and improve timetables.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Students had been carrying their demands through the protest movement.
Students set up the blockade ahead of a new national day of mobilisation.
Students began blocking the school, and no lycée students entered that morning.
Rubbish bins used for the blockade caught fire, and firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze.
Students said they planned a large demonstration and hoped to maintain pressure until then.
A vote on the National Education budget was scheduled.
- School
- Jean Jaurès collège-lycée, Montreuil
- Blockade began
- 8 a.m., Monday, October 12, 2026
- Fire
- Rubbish bins used in the blockade; quickly put out by firefighters
- Planned demonstration
- October 17
- Budget vote
- National Education budget, October 20
- Demands
- More funding for teachers and building renovations, and better-planned timetables
What people are saying
The strategy would really be to hold on until October 17, because on the 20th there is the vote on the National Education budget.
If that's what it takes to have rights and be respected at school, it has to be done.
For me, the movement should maybe continue in a new form, so that we miss as few classes as possible.
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