Several high schools in the Alpes-Maritimes were blocked on Monday, and bin fires were reported in Nice, according to Nice-Matin. The disruptions come as a wave of lycée protests widens, with Le Figaro reporting that blockades, burning bins and firework mortar fire have escalated outside schools.
Coverage of the movement has also widened to include a political dispute. Orange Actualités reports that Jean-Luc Mélenchon accused the government of ordering a "repression" of the lycée movement with what he described as an obvious racist undertone. Sébastien Lecornu responded to that charge, telling Le Monde that calling it racism amounts to an insult.
Separately, 20 Minutes reported that a student was "injured by acid" amid the growing blockades. No further details on that incident appeared in the material available.
The reports do not specify how many schools were affected in the Alpes-Maritimes, how long the blockades lasted, or whether anyone was detained. The figures and circumstances behind the acid injury also remain unclear from the available coverage.
What to watch next: whether the blockades in the Alpes-Maritimes continue into the coming days, and how the government responds to Mélenchon's accusation as the movement spreads.
