Mobilizations in high schools in the Alpes-Maritimes continued on Thursday, October 1, 2026. The prefecture reports 72 arrests in the department, following projectile throwing, vandalism, fires and confrontations with law enforcement. Starting Friday, 24 high schools will switch to remote learning in Nice, Cannes, Antibes, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Menton and Grasse.
About fifteen high schools were disrupted on Thursday, October 1 in the Alpes-Maritimes. Student demonstrations led to gatherings around the establishments. The prefecture also indicates the presence of people outside the mobilizations. According to the report issued Thursday, 72 people were arrested during the day in the department. The interventions followed the throwing of mortars or projectiles, deliberate fires and also offenses related to carrying weapons.
Since the beginning of the movement, the total number of arrests has reached 174. Thursday was thus the highest toll since the beginning of the movement.
Three CRS units mobilized in Nice
The security deployment was reinforced throughout the day. Three CRS units intervened in Nice, in addition to departmental National Police forces. These reinforcements are to remain mobilized in the coming days.
The prefecture indicates that the National Police and municipal police worked jointly, with the support of road services from the municipalities. The removal of trash cans and the restoration of public roads accompanied the law enforcement operations.
The mobilizations evolved depending on the establishments. Parc Impérial High School and Magnan High School, particularly affected on Wednesday, September 30, experienced a calmer day. Other establishments were affected on Thursday.
A national police officer was also injured in Antibes. His case will require hospitalization for five days. Since the beginning of the movement, 16 police officers have been injured. Firefighters also carried out around thirty interventions for fires.
Faced with this situation, a coordination meeting was held Wednesday evening between the prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes, Jean-Marie Girier, the inter-departmental director of the National Police, the academic director of Education services and representatives of the municipalities of Nice, Menton, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Grasse, Antibes and Cannes.
24 high schools switch to remote learning on Friday
Starting Friday, October 2, 24 high schools located in Nice, Cannes, Antibes, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Menton and Grasse will be placed in remote learning by the Education Ministry. This measure is intended to ensure continuity of schooling while avoiding gatherings around the establishments in question.
A new prefectural decree prohibits furthermore, starting Friday, static gatherings around the 24 high schools that have been the subject of mobilizations in recent days.
The Alpes-Maritimes prefecture also denied information circulated on social networks concerning a baby who allegedly was exposed to tear gas in Nice.
In the morning, a mother accompanied by her baby, who had a respiratory problem, got off a bus near a service station in Nice. The mother asked for help from national police officers present at the scene.
The law enforcement officers provided assistance while waiting for emergency services to arrive. Firefighters then took charge of the infant, whose health was stable, before transport to Lenval Pediatric Hospital Center.
The prefecture clarifies that no tear gas was used around this intervention. Claims that the baby was exposed to tear gas are therefore denied by the authorities.
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