High school protests over severe teacher shortages and deteriorating educational conditions have swept across France, with student groups reporting roughly 1,800 schools affected. The two-week movement expanded nationwide as university students, teachers, parents, and unions joined blockades from Paris to Marseille. Tension surged in Lens when a 15-year-old student lost his hand after a police grenade exploded during demonstrations near Auguste-Béhal High School. With police reporting 260,000 demonstrators outside Paris, protesters continue to demand increased education funding, solutions to overcrowded classrooms, and reforms to the Parcoursup university entrance system.