# Nice: student occupation at Villa Arson > Since October 12, some students at Villa Arson in Nice have been occupying the art school day and night. They denounce pedagogical changes and the planned closure of the teachers’ boarding facility, and demand the departure of a professor accused of molestation. On Halloween night, the director called the police for an intrusion. Police found about fifty students and left without incident. **In brief**: Ongoing story bringing together 2 events in Alpes-Maritimes, followed from 26 October 2026 to 1 November 2026. 2 articles from 1 source (society); last updated on 1 November 2026 at 18:35. - Status: ongoing - Category: Society - Place: Alpes-Maritimes - First detected: 26 October 2026 at 17:00 - Updated: 1 November 2026 at 18:35 - Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/stories/230-nice-student-occupation-at-villa-arson ## Timeline (2 events) ### 26 October 2026 — [Nice: Villa Arson art school students occupy school since October 12](https://acturadar.com/en/events/1058-nice-villa-arson-art-school-students-occupy-school-since-october-12.md) Some students at the Villa Arson in Nice are occupying the premises day and night to denounce pedagogical changes, the possible closure of the teachers' boarding facility, and to demand the departure of a professor facing accusations of molestation. 1 sources, 1 articles · Nice — Alpes-Maritimes ### 1 November 2026 — [Nice : la police appelée à la Villa Arson tombe sur une soirée étudiante](https://acturadar.com/en/events/6586-nice-la-police-appelee-a-la-villa-arson-tombe-sur-une-soiree-etudiante.md) Durant la nuit d'Halloween, la directrice de la Villa Arson à Nice a sollicité la police pour une intrusion. Les policiers sont tombés sur une cinquantaine d'étudiants et sont repartis sans incident. 1 sources, 1 articles · Nice — Alpes-Maritimes --- Cite as: Acturadar, “Nice: student occupation at Villa Arson”, https://acturadar.com/en/stories/230-nice-student-occupation-at-villa-arson Methodology: https://acturadar.com/en/methodology