In the city of Besançon, located in the Doubs department of France, 61 people were detained on October 1 during protests at high schools. The local prefecture reported that most of those arrested were minors, who were accused of throwing mortars, damaging public property, or launching projectiles. The previous day, the Besançon prosecutor's office told France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté that four minors had already been placed in custody for similar offenses. A total of 205 law enforcement officers were deployed to manage the disturbances, which the prefecture described as being caused by groups involved in urban violence. According to the report, eleven police officers and two gendarmes were injured during the events. Journalists from France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté recorded the testimony of a young girl who was knocked to the ground by a shield used by a CRS (Républicaine de la Sécurité, a specialized police unit), as shown in a video of the incident. The Besançon police said they had "no particular comments to make" about the events. On October 1, the mayor of Besançon, Ludovic Fagaut, a member of the LR (Les Républicains) party, posted on Facebook about several incidents that occurred earlier that day. He mentioned the presence of 150 masked youths in various parts of the city and the arrest of four individuals for arson and confrontations with both law enforcement and demonstrators. Fagaut called for calm and accused "violent far-left political parties" of using the student protests for their own purposes. This claim was supported by several right-wing and far-right politicians, as well as members of the government. The protests across France are driven by student concerns such as overcrowded classrooms, the poor condition of school buildings, the absence of certain teachers as the baccalaureate exams approach, and issues with the Parcoursup college application system.