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11 articles about 5 events for “French School Protests” from The Hindu.
“French students set fire to bins and erected blockades outside schools in several cities, protesting overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and crumbling facilities.”
“Up to 500 schools across France will be totally or partly closed on Monday (October 5, 2026) because of a wave of student protests that has shaken the country, the Education Minister said.”
“The government has said the protests are irresponsible but that difficulties in high schools should be acknowledged and addressed.”
““We are following with concern incidents related to the student protests and high school blockades in France, some of which have turned violent,” said Shabia Mantoo, spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Agency (UNHRA).”
“The demonstrations showed how protests that began at a high school in the Paris region in mid-September have grown into a nationwide movement — the latest of many that have marked Macron's nearly decade-long tenure.”
“…ts, teachers and parents marched in cites across France on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) and protesters blockaded hundreds of schools, in the biggest day of action in a wave of demonstrations demanding the government tackle understaffed and dilapidated…”
“They followed four weeks of high school student protests that at times also turned violent.”
“Saturday's (October 17) protests follow weeks of school blockades Student groups protesting since mid-September through school blockades have urged supporters to join them.”
“The French government said on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) it was pausing the use of stun grenades in its policing of student protests, after a 15-year-old boy’s hand was blown off during a clash with riot police, fuelling protesters’ accusations of police…”
“A 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday (October 5, 2026) in the latest round of French high school protests that have erupted into clashes with police, with more than 200 students injured in the violence.”
“The protests have seen students pile up dumpsters and other obstacles to block access to high schools, with clashes occasionally breaking out with police.”