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Hundreds of French high schools shut as new violence erupts

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French high schools have seen hundreds close due to ongoing protests by students who argue against long school hours, poor conditions, and frequent staff absences. On Friday, demonstrations turned violent with students lighting fires outside schools and clashing with police, leading to 400 closures nationwide. The government acknowledges the legitimacy of student concerns but criticizes the use of violence in expressing them.

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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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Hundreds of French high schools shut as new violence erupts Students have been protesting excessively long school hours, inadequate conditions, and excessive staff absences French high school students lit fires outside schools and faced off with police on Friday as a protest movement that has forced the closure of some 400 establishments showed no sign of abating.

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2026-10-02 · South China Morning Post

Hundreds of French high schools shut as new violence erupts · assertive framing

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The movement, which began last week in the Paris region and rapidly spread nationwide, has seen teenage pupils at lycees in their final years of schooling block access to buildings and clash with police. asserted

pupils → begin → police

The students say their school hours are excessively long, conditions are inadequate including overheated classrooms, and that there are too many staff absences. asserted

conditions → say → classrooms

The government says the grievances are legitimate but has condemned what it has described as “urban violence”. asserted

it → say → violence