Education
Police clash with students as school protests spread across France
October 1, 2026 at 04:33 PM
Coverage
3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 8 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
School protests spread as fires, blockades deepen unrest in France
(opens the publisher’s site)
BNBBC News
Watch: Why are students staging protests at schools in France?
(opens the publisher’s site)
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
مواجهات بين الشرطة وطلاب الثانوية في عدة مدن فرنسية
(opens the publisher’s site)A wave of student protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages has spread across France, with hundreds arrested and dozens injured.
- The demonstrations began in Paris last week and spread to Dijon, Lyon, Strasbourg, Lille and Marseille, with students blockading schools.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez stated authorities arrested 600 people, most of them minors, in connection with the protests.
- Education Minister Édouard Geffray said 76 students and staff have been injured since the protests began.
- Clashes erupted in Toulouse and Saint-Denis, where police fired tear gas and protesters threw bottles, and protesters set fire to waste bins in Lille and Lyon.