In Saint-Denis, Greta Thunberg supports the high school students of Paul-Éluard during Act V

Greta Thunberg went on Tuesday morning 13 October 2026 in front of the Paul-Éluard High School in Saint-Denis to support the mobilized students. Humanity, The Morning, which rehearses a story from AFP, and franceinfo describe the same gathering, organized on the occasion of the fifth act of the high school movement. More than a hundred young people were present, according to the AFP journalist on the spot. This morning visit differs from the subsequent events in the capital. [S2] [S5] [S15]

Support focused on the future of young people

Franceinfo's report places the Swedish environmental activist at around 8:30 a.m. The publication of TF1 Info, dated the same day, confirms its presence at the establishment. Asked by an English teacher about Paul-Éluard's choice, Greta Thunberg explained that she had come to support an iconic high school of protest, whose students had been mobilized for almost three weeks, according to her remarks. [S15] [S16]

His intervention focuses on the role of youth in decision-making and on school investment. "We are being robbed of our future," she says to journalists, according to AFP. She considered that schools lacked the necessary resources and encouraged young people to continue their commitment. Franceinfo also reports its critique of a society that neglects its youth: it is the position of the activist, not a quantified assessment of the institution's needs. [S5] [S15]

The two stories complement each other on the atmosphere of the gathering: music broadcast by a sono, band and exchanges with students. Franceinfo reports the arrival of young people from other high schools as well as a quickly extinguished trash fire. One student, Melia, said that Greta Thunberg encouraged her to favour peaceful actions. Other students interviewed welcome the visibility of their mobilization, but these testimonies do not allow the national evolution of the movement to be measured. [S5] [S15]

Lawyers present to prevent tensions

The presence of lawyers in dress constitutes another point of convergence between franceinfo and the AFP story published by Le Matin. The latter number is about 20. Romain Ruiz, a lawyer at the Paris bar and co-founder of the Colère Noire collective, explains that he wants to protect high school students and prevent an increase in tensions. Lawyers consider training a cordon between police and youth if necessary; The article does not report that such an interposition took place during the visit. [S5] [S15]

These lawyers also denounce the confiscation of signs and obstacles to mobilization. Prisca Ancion, of the bar of Saint-Denis, states in particular that the signs targeted criticize the police. These accusations remain attributed to their authors: the Matin account does not provide a police response to these statements or a detailed verification of each fact mentioned. [S5]

A national day with contrasting balance sheets

The gathering of Saint-Denis is part of a broader challenge to the means of education. According to La Dépêche du Midi, the Union syndicatif des lycées (Union of High School Students) is calling for the abolition of Parcoursup and a €10 billion plan for high schools. These national claims are neither measures obtained nor announcements made by Greta Thunberg during his visit. [S8]

Participation balances diverge sharply. Humanity and Telegram report 161,500 demonstrators in France according to the Ministry of the Interior, 41,500 of them in Paris, compared with about 480,000 claimed by the inter-union organizations of high school and student organizations. These estimates concern the national day, not the crowd before Paul-Éluard. These counts cannot be separated from the available data. [S2] [S6]

The results of school closures are another dimension of the movement. According to the Ministry of Education, quoted by Le Télégramme, 214 high schools were closed on Tuesday, compared to 224 on the previous Thursday and 800 on October 6. The same assessment shows that 147 national education staff have been injured since the beginning of the mobilization. These national data should not be equated with an assessment of incidents in Paul-Éluard. [S6]

Youth organisations are now calling for joining the mobilization on Saturday, 17 October. Humanity also reports the CGT's support for this deadline, around wages, prices and public services. This call reflects a desire to broaden the challenge, but does not prejudge future participation or further blockages. [S2] [S6]