Września children strike

[3] Over the coming weeks, the students' parents became increasingly vocal in protesting the punishment of their children.

Adults involved in the protests were put on trial for public disturbance, preventing the officials from carrying out their duties, trespassing, and similar crimes, and 26 people were officially charged, and on 19 November 1901, 20 individuals were sentenced to imprisonment from several weeks to over two years.

[3] Use of the Polish language was banned on the school grounds, and police were in charge of enforcing student attendance.

[2][5] In late 1901, the Polish composer Ignacy Paderewski declared that proceeds from his concert in Germany would be given to the Września activists.

[5] The issue was documented in what has been described as the oldest Polish film, Prussian Culture, made in 1908 by Mojżesz Towbin.