Saint-Denis

School blockades across France have drawn a response from President Emmanuel Macron, who said in no case should political leaders legitimise violence, speaking after protests disrupted high schools. Attention has also turned to the mayor of Saint-Denis, whose handling of the tensions is being closely followed as the government weighs its response to the student movement.

A gate at the Paul Éluard high school in Saint-Denis, near Paris, collapsed after being shaken by mobilized high school students, according to reports circulating on social media. The incident comes amid student mobilization in France, and it remains unclear whether anyone was injured or what response authorities have taken.

Students at the Paul-Éluard high school in Saint-Denis have spent a week of mobilisation under the banner "On manque de tout" — "we're short of everything". The protest comes as a national call to block high schools is launched, with the movement continuing across Île-de-France. The action highlights grievances over a lack of resources and staff in schools serving disadvantaged areas, drawing attention to conditions in French public education.