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“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.”

“Riot police clashed with high school students across France on Friday (October 2, 2026) and unions called for teachers to strike as President Emmanuel Macron’s government battled to contain increasingly violent protests over classroom conditions and funding.”

“Police have already detained hundreds of protesters at the lycées, which students aged 15 to 18 attend for their final three years of secondary education in France.”

““It’s shameful to block students who really want to study, by a movement they aren’t part of,” said Clara Juillet, a university student in the city of Tours who has been unable to attend lessons for a week because of the protests.”

“Students in France were largely back in the classroom on Friday (October 9, 2026) following days of protests demanding better education, with the UN voicing “concern” over the sometimes violent clashes.”

“Police fired tear gas to control crowds in Paris and elsewhere in France on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) as more than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support high school students demanding more education funding, according to government…”

“…ench 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.”