Seven individuals, including a teacher, were brought before the justice system in Toulon following high school mobilizations. Several arrests occurred in the Var region, with two minors placed in custody on Monday and referred to the prosecutor's office on Tuesday. Both minors had no prior judicial records and were ordered by a juvenile judge to undergo a provisional "educational judicial measure," a process aimed at addressing their behavior through education and guidance. The minors were aged 15 and 16. One, aged 16, was arrested for obstructing traffic by placing a barrier on public roads and carrying a category D weapon without legitimate reason. The individual was in possession of a bag containing two knives, an electric shock pistol, cutting pliers, and an ice pick. These events took place in front of the Georges-Cisson high school in Toulon. Another minor, aged 15, was arrested after throwing a stone toward the principal of the Golf-Hôtel high school in Hyères while she had just asked a group of high school students not to block access to the school with trash cans.
Another minor, aged 15, was placed in custody on September 28 for having participated in the ignition of a trash container in front of the Cisson high school in Toulon but was released pending further investigation. Five people were referred to the justice system on Wednesday, with four of them being minors. One, aged 15, set fire to a trash can in front of the Dumont-d'Urville high school in Toulon and then threw a smoke grenade toward the police, without hitting them. Still in front of the Dumont-d'Urville high school, a 16-year-old teenager was arrested for having thrown a wooden pallet onto a trash can to fuel a developing fire. Two teenagers aged 15 and 16 were placed in custody for fueling a bush fire started at the base of a tree on a public road using a bottle filled with hydrochloric acid near the Paul-Langevin high school in La Seyne-sur-Mer.
After being presented to a prosecutor's magistrate, these four minors will be directed to an association partner of the Youth Protection Agency to implement a penal reparative measure. This is an educational and restorative measure aiming to hold the offender responsible while repairing the damage suffered. A 35-year-old teacher, on sick leave for several years, was placed in custody after committing mild violence against a police officer toward whom she had rolled a trash container, without hitting him. The prosecutor describes her as "very aggressive" and states that she had encouraged the high school students not to obey the orders of the police maintaining order in front of the high school. In her bag, a gas mask and construction goggles were found, which she said were to protect herself from potential pepper spray. Without a criminal record, she now has a six-month ban from appearing at the high school. The prosecutor also notes that other detentions are ongoing following the demonstrations on Wednesday morning.
Arrests and Legal Actions Follow High School Blockades in Toulon Area
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