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Dozens injured in French student protests over school resources

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On September 30, 2026, French student demonstrations against poor school conditions and insufficient resources continued across the country, resulting in dozens of injuries including 76 reported by Education Minister Edouard Geffray. Students protested in cities like Lyon and Lille with incidents of vandalism and clashes with police, while Interior Minister Laurent Nunez reported that 440 people were detained during protests on September 29, mostly minors. The demonstrations coincide with broader public-sector strikes ahead of the government's unveiling of the 2027 budget plan, expected to include spending cuts.
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Students in France began protesting last week over classroom overcrowding, teacher shortages, and poor building conditions. On September 29, more than 400 people, mostly minors, were detained across the country during these protests; 164 people were arrested earlier on Monday. Clashes between protesters and law enforcement led to injuries for both sides—48 police officers were injured—and some students set fires to bins or threw projectiles at officers.

In one incident in Marseille, a school principal was doused with petrol while another head teacher suffered ear injuries from fireworks. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned against further escalations and criticized protesters for their violent actions but acknowledged that the grievances were legitimate according to some unions defending students' rights. The education minister announced up to 500 schools would close on Monday as a security measure ahead of planned large-scale protests scheduled for Tuesday.

The protests have spread rapidly beyond Paris, affecting numerous cities including Marseille and Nantes, with demonstrations now involving university students facing similar issues.

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Dozens of people have been injured so far in a wave of student demonstrations, France’s Education Minister Edouard Geffray said on Wednesday (September 30, 2026), as students continued to protest against dilapidated schools, insufficient resources and stressful exams.
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Dozens of people have been injured so far in a wave of student demonstrations, France’s Education Minister Edouard Geffray said on Wednesday (September 30, 2026), as students continued to protest against dilapidated schools, insufficient resources and stressful exams. asserted
students → injure → schools
Television images showed lines of police officers in Lyon and students standing outside their schools in Lille as well as Saint-Denis north of Paris. asserted
images → show → Paris
People set garbage cans and other materials on fire in Lille and Lyon and, in Lille, some people were throwing projectiles. asserted
people → set → projectiles
“Since the beginning of these demonstrations, we have had 76 injuries, both among students and personnel,” Mr. Geffray told RTL radio. asserted
Geffray → have → radio
The demonstrations and blockades, which began last week and coincided on Tuesday (September 29, 2026) with a broader public-sector strike, have become a political flashpoint at a sensitive moment for France. asserted
which → begin → France
On Thursday (October 1, 2026), the government will unveil the country’s 2027 budget, which is expected to involve spending cuts aimed at easing pressure on government finances. asserted
which → unveil → finances
Politicians from the hard-left France Unbowed party have joined demonstrations, and officials and politicians from outside their camp have denounced the party for rhetoric they said was stoking students’ anger. asserted
they → leave → anger
Bally Bagayoko, the France Unbowed mayor at the centre of the controversy, has said his words have been taken out of context. asserted
words → say → context
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told broadcaster BFM that some 440 people were detained over protests on Tuesday (September 29, 2026), most of them minors. asserted
most → tell → them
Nunez said there were also seven incidents in which people threw hydrochloric acid at law enforcement. asserted
people → say → enforcement
According to the OECD, French spending on primary and secondary education was in the middle of the range among member countries and it increased between 2015 and 2022, but its share of the budget has slightly decreased. uncertain
share → accord → budget
The protesting students say classrooms are overcrowded and there are not enough teachers. asserted
classrooms → protest → ?
The government has said the protests are irresponsible but that difficulties in high schools should be acknowledged and addressed. asserted
difficulties → say → schools
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