The mobilization of high school students and university students continues this Tuesday, October 13, 2026, with a fresh national day of demonstrations and strikes. Following the rallies on October 6, student and high school groups are urging supporters to keep up the pressure to demand more resources for education, better learning conditions, and concrete answers to the issues surrounding teacher replacements.
The movement, which began in Créteil in September, has since spread to numerous establishments across Île-de-France. On October 6, several high schools and universities were blockaded or closed, while hundreds of thousands took to the streets across France. This new day of action, however, unfolds in a context where participation has varied more noticeably by region and by institution.
In Paris, several high schools were touched by the earlier days of protests. Notably among them were Martin-Nadaud, Jean-Lurçat, Pierre-Lescot, Turquetil, Caroline-Dorian, Edgar-Quinet, Elisa-Lemonnier, Colbert, Marcel-Desprez, Simone-Weil, Henri-Bergson, Chaptal and Drouant, which had been closed on October 2.
Other schools, including Montaigne, Voltaire, Louis-le-Grand and Sophie-Germain high schools, have likewise seen gatherings or blockades in recent weeks. These precedents highlight where demonstrations have been visible, but no confirmation currently allows us to say that they will all be mobilized or closed on Tuesday, October 13.
On October 6, the Paris police prefecture barred gatherings near 39 Parisian high schools. That security measure, however, did not mean the 39 institutions were closed. Any new restrictions set to take effect on October 13 should be distinguished from outright closure decisions.
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) remains one of the areas where the lycée movement has surfaced in recent weeks. In Saint-Denis, the Paul-Éluard and Frédéric-Bartholdi high schools were among those hit by closures or protests in early October. In Val-de-Marne (94), where the movement started in Créteil, several schools also took part in the earlier days of mobilization.
In the Hauts-de-Seine (92), mobilization also includes Education Ministry staff. The FSU-SNUipp 92 confirmed its call for a strike on Tuesday, October 13, in solidarity with students’ demands and to press for more resources in schools.
In the other Île-de-France departments — Yvelines (78), Seine-et-Marne (77), Essonne (91) et Val-d'Oise (95) —, participation will also depend on local calls and on the decisions made by the institutions. As of now, there is no official, exhaustive list of high schools closed or blocked on October 13 published for the entire Île-de-France region.
The Île-de-France universities are also caught up in the calls for mobilization. On October 6, the Union étudiante tallied blockades at several campuses across the region. According to the organization, the universities Paris Cité, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris 8 Vincennes–Saint-Denis, Sorbonne Paris Nord, Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC), Gustave Eiffel, Paris Dauphine-PSL and Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) experienced blockades on October 6. Paris Nanterre, for its part, underwent an administrative closure.
This assessment, released by a student organization, covers only the previous day of protests. It does not constitute a list of universities shut down on October 13. For Tuesday, students are once again being urged to demonstrate. General assemblies, staff strikes and occasional blockades remain possible, but no widespread closure of these universities has been confirmed at this stage for October 13.
The situation can evolve quickly, especially when last-minute blockages are ordered in the morning. It is therefore important to distinguish three situations: the administrative closures, decided by authorities or management; the blockages, organized by protesters; and the disrupted establishments, where some classes are canceled without a full shutdown.
To check the status of their institution on Tuesday, October 13, students, parents and learners can consult the school management's communications, the digital learning platforms, and the official university websites. The final figures for participation and closures will only be released after the initial assessments issued by the rectorates, the prefectures and the institutions.
Article may be updated as official announcements are released and as mobilizations observed on Tuesday, October 13
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