Following a wave of blockages and property damage linked to a student movement, judicial procedures have been initiated in several cities in southern France. The prosecutors' office in Nîmes has provided an initial assessment of the actions taken following incidents that began in early October. Since Tuesday, September 29, many schools and public buildings in the jurisdictions of the courts of Nîmes and Alès have been damaged. Law enforcement has made several arrests for acts including damaging property using dangerous means, possession of incendiary or explosive materials, carrying pyrotechnic items without authorization, and violence, threats, and insults against police officers, gendarmes, or staff of the National Education. On Thursday, 20 arrests were made, with eight minors subsequently presented to the juvenile court. Ten other arrested youths will be subject to criminal proceedings and will be summoned soon before a prosecutor's delegate. Some arrests have been lifted due to insufficient evidence for the alleged offenses. Additional arrests continued, with five new minors referred to the juvenile court on Friday. A dozen others are expected to be summoned during the coming week before the prosecutor's delegate. At the time of the statement, several arrests were still ongoing, potentially leading to new criminal proceedings. The procedures concern acts committed in Nîmes, Alès, Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Sommières, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, and Beaucaire, according to the prosecutor of the Republic of Nîmes, Cécile Gensac. For the minors presented before the juvenile court, parents are systematically involved in the procedure in their capacity as civilly responsible. The affected youth will be subject to a guilt hearing within the coming month. The prosecutors also recall that victims of damages or violence can request compensation for their harm, whether it be material, physical, or psychological. They can notably be accompanied in their procedures by the AGAVIP victim assistance association.