Philippe Baptiste
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Versailles university vice-president wounded in bladed-weapon attack in his office
A vice-president of the Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines was wounded in the forehead and hand in an attack on the evening of 13 November 2026. His life is not in danger, and the Versailles prosecutor has opened an investigation for violence with a weapon.
- Oct 26
High school students reject France's Parcoursup plan as poll splits on protests
The government's plan to replace Parcoursup by 2028 has not calmed France's high school and student protests. Students call the package crumbs, and an Elabe poll shows public opinion split on ending the movement.
- Oct 6
French high school protests ease, ministry says, as students plan new blockade Tuesday
The government says the lycéen movement is slowing, with 141 of 3,700 lycées closed on Friday morning. Students and unions plan a new mobilisation on Tuesday 13 October, while the 3,000 replacement teachers promised by Édouard Geffray are due to be assigned early next week.
