Following the demonstrations on November 3, 5 and 7, the high school and student protest is back in Paris this Tuesday, November 10, 2026. The high school and student union coalition has called for a fresh day of action across France. Three demonstrations had been notified in the capital. The police prefecture has authorized a march between the Panthéon (5th arrondissement) and Place d’Italie (13th arrondissement), but has rejected the planned march between Place de la Bastille and the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital.
Young people want to keep making their voices heard following the government’s latest announcements. “Although their announcements fall far short of our expectations, we got them to react!” the Coordination nationale lycéenne said in a statement.
The only authorized march starts at the Panthéon. It was notified by FSU Île-de-France, which wanted to reach the intersection of rue de Grenelle and boulevard Raspail (7th arrondissement). The prefecture rejected that route, but its order, published Monday evening, authorizes a different route, which Interfac Île-de-France is now sharing with students:
The choice of the Panthéon is surprising: on November 3, the police prefecture had banned a march starting from the same square, which it deemed too crowded with tourists, according to franceinfo.
Yes. Two marches had been declared between Place de la Bastille and Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, passing by Gare de Lyon and Gare d'Austerlitz. The first was organized by Interfac Île-de-France. The second was organized by the Île-de-France Regional Student Coordination, which represents 33 campuses across the region. The police prefecture banned both routes in two orders (Interfac and Regional Coordination). Instead, it is authorizing only a stationary gathering from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 83 boulevard de l’Hôpital (13th arrondissement), near Saint-Marcel station.
In its orders, the Paris police prefecture says the Austerlitz and Lyon railway stations pose “particular risks” because of the number of people passing through them and the terrorist threat. Students, meanwhile, denounce a tactic to “make them invisible.” “One minute it’s Porte de Charenton, the next it’s Porte d’Italie, then it’s a static rally at Pitié—it’s unacceptable,” says Kéo, a member of the Regional Coordination. For now, it is not calling on people to join the march to the Panthéon. This weekend, it said it intended to march “whether there’s a ban or not,” according to France 3 Paris Île-de-France.
The movement began a month and a half ago and shows no signs of losing momentum. The national high school and student coordinating groups, which met this weekend, say young people “won’t give up” until Parcoursup is repealed and €20 billion is put on the table for schools and universities.
The National High School Students’ Coordination is also calling for strike committees to be set up in every high school, for young people held in police custody to be released without charges, and for absences related to the protests to be expunged.
This Tuesday is first and foremost a day for high school and university students. The interprofessional union coalition is therefore not calling for protests, unlike on November 5 and 7. The Snes-FSU, the leading union for secondary school teachers, is, however, urging teachers to join the marches. Interfac is also calling on employees to join the march, and Yellow Vests are expected to be there.
For everything you need to know about schools and cafeterias opening that day, see our article on the November 10 education strike.
No strike has been called at the RATP or SNCF this Tuesday. Stations may still be closed at the request of the police prefecture. Along the authorized route and around the gathering, the stations to keep an eye on from early afternoon are as follows:
To keep track of any closures in real time, check our metro, RER and train traffic updates, as well as the websites of the RATP and Île-de-France Mobilités.
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Boulevard Saint-Michel, boulevard de Port-Royal and avenue des Gobelins will be the most affected routes from 2 p.m., as will boulevard de l'Hôpital around the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital. If you need to cross the Left Bank by car, bus or bike, it’s best to avoid the area until late afternoon: bus routes serving it may be diverted while the procession passes.
And if you’d rather keep your distance from the demonstration, check out our ideas for things to do this Tuesday, November 10.
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