More than 1,700 pupils and students attend this public high school. The disaster has established itself as one of the symbols of the first excesses that occurred on the margins of the high-school movement. The high-school movement and the blockades constituted the immediate context of October 1. The destroyed hall remains the reference point of the case, pending the end of the investigation and the restoration of the premises.
An investigation for damage by fire remains open. The precise circumstances of the outbreak of the fire have not been specified in the available elements.
The education authority says it is attentive to the work carried out by the region, so that high-school students and teachers can regain their working environment in the best safety conditions after the trauma that the fire constituted.
The fire struck the hall, a reception and circulation space, making normal use of the premises impossible until the repairs are completed.
The Pays de la Loire region is considering a reopening of the establishment on November 16. The works fall under its competence. The date of November 16 remains a prospect, conditioned on the progress of the construction site and on safety requirements.