Approximately 100 students were evacuated from the Nicolas Louis Vauquelin vocational high school in the 13th arrondissement of Paris after fires were set at the school's entrance on Monday, October 5. The incidents occurred during a major mobilization day for high school and university students, known as "act three" by unions, which was organized to protest against government policies. The school's principal, Carole Zerbib, condemned the events as "an outbreak of violence" following the disturbances. According to reports, a group of about ten young people wearing hoods, masks, and fully dressed in black arrived when students were returning to class and set fires using a "flammable liquid." They also blocked the entrance with trash cans, debris, bicycles, and a sofa, breaking windows with walking sticks. The school staff and students were confined within the school grounds as early as 7:30 a.m., while protesters continued to damage the entrance doors. A member of the school staff received a piece of glass on the face. In total, three fires broke out. Law enforcement intervened to disperse the youths, and mortar fire was heard. However, after their departure, the protesters returned, and the damage resumed around 9 a.m., when two new fires were set at the entrance of the establishment. Firefighters finally intervened around 9:30 a.m., extinguishing the last fire, which had been heavily fueled by the protesters. The students had been moved to the upper floors for safety reasons. The staff of the Vauquelin high school confirmed that students from the school were seen among the people who came to fuel the fires. Jean-Didier Berger, the minister in charge of the minister of the Interior, denounced on BFMTV "particularly shocking images" and stated that these were "criminal acts that fall under the law and must be repressed in the harshest way." The Paris academy denounced the three fire starts and called on parents to "not come near" the high school. According to the principal, the group was "very organized and had prepared their attack," and the violence was "rarely seen." The administration let the students enter the school building after the first intervention of the firefighters and law enforcement, who received mortar shots from the fire actors. Less than an hour after being dispersed, the group returned in front of the Vauquelin High School to continue their violent actions. The door targeted by the group did not give way, and the violence ceased after "15 to 20 minutes." Law enforcement returned to the scene, as did the firefighters who extinguished the last fire set by the protesters, fueled by the obstacles placed in front of the entrance door. The Vauquelin High School had previously advocated dialogue with students, but this weekend, a call was made to target the school. The administration decided to suspend classes for the day, stating that "the conditions are not met."