The French minister of National Education, Edouard Geffray, has announced that high school students will be consulted starting on Monday, October 5. In a letter dated October 1st addressed to school principals, Geffray asked them to strengthen dialogue with mobilized students. Schools may close as early as Friday, October 2, if there are threats to security or disruption of public service continuity. The minister emphasized that schools can be places of debate and contradiction, provided that it is organized with respect for people and republican principles. He distinguished between violence and the demands made by students, asking school staff to allow students to express their demands within the framework of the CVL. He also invited them to convene their school board, as it is the season, stating that these bodies should allow for the initiation of a constructive dialogue, the only legitimate alternative to violence, which has no place in a democracy. An online consultation will be offered to students starting on Monday, October 5. The results of this consultation must then be the subject of work at the academic and national levels. For Minister Geffray, "it is within this framework that concrete action plans can emerge that we can implement collectively and at the level of each school." The minister is handing over to school directors after several days marked by student mobilizations. He reaffirms his "unwavering" support and his "recognition" for their "professionalism" in dialogue and the emergence of concrete action plans. The minister also plans an immediate measure for schools facing deteriorated security conditions. When the continuity of public service is "almost impossible or excessively risky," particularly due to threats to staff, students, or property, school principals may decide on Friday, October 2, to close their school in coordination with rectors and prefects. This closure may be accompanied by the implementation of distance educational continuity plans. The minister finally asks school staff to maintain two requirements: "our unity and determination in the face of violence," but also the ability of the institution to open spaces allowing students to express their demands in a "calm and constructive" manner.