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France will close up to 500 schools on Monday due to recent student protests, with high schools in Paris and other cities affected by violence such as burning and ransacking. Since the start of the protests last week, thousands of students have demonstrated against poor education conditions, including a lack of teachers and inadequate facilities. The French government, acknowledging security concerns, plans for a "partial, progressive return to lessons" while taking steps like reviewing the "vandal-pays" bill to ensure those responsible for damage will cover costs.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-04,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned against escalating school protests after 164 people were arrested on Monday, following demonstrations by high school students across France over issues like overcrowded classes and teacher shortages. The movement began in Paris last week and has since spread to cities including Lille, Nantes, and Marseille. On Tuesday, clashes between masked students and police erupted in several locations, with some protesters setting fire to bins and throwing projectiles at law enforcement, who responded with teargas and batons. According to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, 48 police officers were injured during the protests on Monday and Tuesday, while 10 students and staff members sustained injuries. Nationwide, around 300 schools were affected by demonstrations or disruptions, leading to a total of over 400 arrests, mostly minors. The protests coincide with strikes by public sector workers demanding higher pay and better working conditions due to planned budget cuts by the government.
Written for “French Student Protests Over Budget Cuts” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 57 other(s) covering the same event.
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Up to 500 schools across France will be partially or totally closed on Monday after clashes between riot police and student protesters in recent days, the French education minister said on Sunday.
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Lessons will be "totally or partly suspended" in some "400 to 500" high schools as security conditions "have not been fulfilled", Édouard Geffray said.
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Geffray → suspend → schools
He also said 24 schools had been "burned or ransacked" since the start of the protests.
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schools → say → protests
Thousands of students have been demonstrating over education standards and the protests, which started last week,
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High school pupils and others have objected to a lack of teachers, overcrowded classrooms and run-down buildings.
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On Friday, French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said 735 of France's 3,700 schools had been affected "one way or another" by violent protests.
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The education minister warned the number of schools potentially affected on Monday could be comparable to Friday's figure but promised a "partial, progressive return to lessons".
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"There are activists - particularly from the far-left - who have infiltrated the high school student movement, hijacked it from the students themselves, and engaged in extreme violence," Édouard Geffray claimed.
"Clearly, this poses a risk to both our staff and our students," he said.
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Geffray added that 78 staff members in education had been wounded, which he described as "something we have never seen before".
On Friday 1,747 people were arrested, according to French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez.
Organisers of the protests have called for the demonstrations to continue on Tuesday after accusing the government of a lack of "concrete measures", according to the AFP news agency.
On Sunday, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said his government is taking further steps to "address the difficulties faced by high school students and educational staff".
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He said this includes ensuring classes continue, improving facilities, better organising school days and making the French university admissions platform more transparent.
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Lecornu also said the government is accelerating the review of its "vandal-pays" bill to ensure that people responsible for damage bear the cost of their actions.
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