Arrests, Fires, Closed Establishments: High Tensions this Morning in front of Elbeuf High Schools

Clashes with the police broke out this morning of Thursday 15th October 2026 in front of Elbeuf high schools, giving rise to five arrests and the closure of establishments.

The high school protests gave rise to significant overflows, on the morning of Thursday October 15, 2026, at Elbeuf (Seine-Maritime). Shots of mortars and fires in front of the city’s two high schools, several gave rise to arrests.

Mortar fire and fires in front of high schools

As was the case during the previous days of mobilizations, a first crowd formed in front of the high school Ferdinand-Buisson around 7:30 a.m., where the situation quickly degenerated.

According to Thomas Caillot, deputy in charge of public tranquility, “mortar fire was directed towards the establishment, and trash cans were set on fire”, requiring the intervention of firefighters and the establishment of a “device of maintaining order ”.

Distance learning courses guaranteed

The group of high school students, accompanied by “young people from neighboring towns”, according to the deputy, then moved to the high school André-Maurois, including the portal was set on fire, before the situation calmed down around noon.

This morning of tensions gave rise to five arrests and the closure of Maurois and Buisson high schools. Des distance learning courses are nevertheless assured this afternoon and Friday 16th October, the last day before the school holidays.