During the high school mobilization days, Wednesday and Thursday, in front of the Joliot-Curie high school in Nanterre, many adults formed a barrier to protect the young people. According to the school staff, the police advanced "without warning or any form of communication." In a statement dated October 2, they denounced "disproportionate" interventions and referred to "police violence." They mentioned the use of tear gas launchers "directly aimed at the students and the adults present" on the first day. They had requested that no police officers be present near the high school the following day. However, according to them, a line of police officers equipped with telescopic batons, shields, and tear gas launchers took position on the avenue facing the teenagers. "While everyone was still," the police would have advanced "at a walk, shields forward," and charged the adults. A city council member would have been "beaten several times," and a police officer would have placed his forearm on the throat of a teacher "to make him retreat." The staff also reported insults and threats, such as "I will hit you" or "bunch of sluts." According to this statement, BRAV-M vehicles were also deployed behind the students, causing "terrified crowd movements." A minor student from the high school would have been arrested in a "very violent" manner, ending up on the ground by two police officers, one of whom sat on him. Since the start of the blockades on Monday, more than 5,000 people have been arrested, according to the Ministry of the Interior. In Tours, on Wednesday, a 16-year-old man lost the use of his right eye after a LBD shot. The incident highlights the escalating tensions and concerns over the use of force during the protests.