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“Dozens injured in French student protests over school resources PARIS, Sept 30 - Dozens of people have been injured so far in a wave of student demonstrations, France's Education Minister Edouard Geffray said on Wednesday, as students continued to protest…”

“The French education ministry says protests have affected about 400 of France’s 3,700 lycees (high schools).”

“Log in More than 400 people were detained in France on Tuesday as nationwide student protests turned violent after young people blockaded dozens of schools over overcrowded classrooms and teacher shortages.”

“Police officers secure the area as students arrive to attend their classes at the Camille Jullian secondary school in Bordeaux, southwestern France on October 5, 2026 French high school students look at the damaged entrance hall of the Lycee Nelson Mandela…”

“In Pictures Tens of thousands of people have joined rallies across France in support of protesting high school students, boosting a movement that is posing a major challenge to President Emmanuel Macron as his term in office winds down.”

“Log in Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined demonstrators outside a high school in a working-class suburb of Paris on Tuesday, as French pupils staged another day of protests over poor learning conditions.”

“TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FAR-LEFT PROTESTERS CLASH WITH POLICE IN ANTI-CONSERVATIVE PARTY RIOTS French high school student clash with police during protests about bad school conditions and teacher shortages.”

“French policing under scrutiny as student protest injuries mount PARIS/ARGENTEUIL, France, Oct 10 - Fourteen-year-old Eden suffered a broken jaw and multiple smashed teeth when he was struck by a tear gas canister directed towards him at close range by a…”

“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…”

“French high school engulfed in flames as student protests continue A French high school in Metz went up in flames as student protests over school conditions spread across the country.”

“The ongoing bedlam caused by French students is now being reported across Europe, with Belgium’s French-speaking community experiencing riots that the government is calling a “real, serious, and imminent risk.””

“Students have protested over Belgium’s French-language education system, citing rising education costs, overcrowded classrooms and difficulties accessing study materials.”

“Belgian students rally over education costs in protests echoing France LIEGE, Oct 7 - Hundreds of students, inspired in part by educational unrest in neighbouring France, have taken to the streets of the Belgian city of Liège, with local media reporting 107…”

“Albanian riot police have fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds of student demonstrators protesting over education and social conditions in the capital Tirana.”

“IN PHOTOS | France student protests spread across Europe Weeks of protest over school conditions, education costs spread to Albania, Greece Nationwide protests by high school students over education in France have spread to other parts of Europe in recent…”

“The child was rushed to the hospital and treated for tinnitus, while a high school student taking part in the protests that have rocked France arrested, France’s RMC radio reported.”

“Log in A one-year-old infant has been hospitalised after being hit by a firework while in a pram during nationwide student protests that have rocked France.”

“…th a flamethrower and off-duty cop is kicked unconscious as French student protests descend into anarchy The attack was captured on video as thousands of youngsters went on the rampage over poor conditions in their schools French CRS riot police stand in…”

“Protests escalated with high-school students lighting fires outside of schools across France.”

“In Liège, more than 200 arrests have been reported since the student protests began.”

“- Published A student has been arrested after a principal and teacher were shot at a school on Monday morning, French media report.”

“The tragic spate of injuries emerging among ordinary students has coincided with a declaration by the far-Left mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko – a French citizen of Malian origin who attended some protests and collapsed when police sprayed tear gas in…”

“The movement is the most serious student unrest in France in many years, and comes against a backdrop of rising tension in the country - with anger over rising fuel prices and distress in the farming sector also liable to trigger protests.”

“Wealthy French quit failing state schools squeezed by pensions and austerity PARIS, Oct 9 - Clemence Remy moved to the French city of Nantes in 2020 and enrolled her two girls in the local state school.”

“There is near-unanimous agreement among member states that Ukraine cannot be allowed to collapse financially, a position backed firmly by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and the front line EU members of the north and east.”

“The French government has since suspended the use of stun grenades in student protests and opened investigations into police conduct.”

“'Our duty is to listen to young people' The finance minister's interview with the BBC also touched on French domestic matters, including the student protests that have swept the country, with more than 500 schools fully or partially shut as of Wednesday.”

“The French PM, Sébastien Lecornu, is expected to speak later today to set out his plans for responding to the protests.”

“French mayor tear-gassed after shielding protesters from police Saint-Denis Mayor Bally Bagayoko was tear-gassed after shielding student protesters from riot police.”

“A student puts trashes into a fire as protesting students carry out blockading action near place de la Nation, in Paris, on October 2, 2026 Firefighters work to extinguish flames rising from burning barricades erected by high school students during nationwide…”

“Protests began last Monday, when students and teaching staff took to French towns and cities to demand the replacement of absent teachers, an increase of educational resources, school renovations and 'decent' learning conditions.”

“Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu condemned protests at high schools on Monday as irresponsible, saying on X: 'Fireworks, fires, violence near high schools: Nothing justifies endangering students, staff, or police officers.' However, he acknowledged that the…”

“The student-led movement grew out of mass protests that started in 2024 after a canopy collapse at a newly refurbished railway station in Novi Sad killed 16 people, sparking public outrage amid accusations of corruption in the awarding of contracts and…”

““I can communicate in Arabic, but I'm not fluent, so I have a lot of mistakes, so with my friends and people that … know English and French, usually I speak a different language, because it's just faster, you know, but … I wish I could be fluent.””