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Hundreds of schools to close on Monday as education protests rock France

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On Monday in France, up to 500 schools will be totally or partly closed due to security concerns stemming from recent protests led by students who cite issues such as high teacher absenteeism, long school hours, and poor infrastructure. Education Minister Edouard Geffray announced these closures ahead of larger planned demonstrations for Tuesday, noting that 24 schools had already been damaged since the protest movement began.
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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 schools to close on Monday as education protests rock France Education Minister Edouard Geffray said the closures were chiefly a security precaution ahead of large-scale protests planned for Tuesday Up to 500 schools across France will be totally or partly closed on Monday because of a wave of pupil protests that has shaken the country, the education minister said.
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🔮 Hundreds of schools to close on Monday as education protests rock France Education Minister Edouard Geffray said the closures were chiefly a security precaution ahead of large-scale protests planned for Tuesday Up to 500 schools across France will be totally or partly closed on Monday because of a wave of pupil protests that has shaken the country, the education minister said.
2026-10-04 · South China Morning Post
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Hundreds of schools to close on Monday as education protests rock France Education Minister Edouard Geffray said the closures were chiefly a security precaution ahead of large-scale protests planned for Tuesday Up to 500 schools across France will be totally or partly closed on Monday because of a wave of pupil protests that has shaken the country, the education minister said. asserted
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Lessons will be “totally or partly suspended” in some “400-500” high schools as the security conditions “have not been fulfilled”, said Education Minister Edouard Geffray on Sunday, adding that 24 schools had been “burned or ransacked” since the start of the movement. asserted
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He described the closures as chiefly a security precaution ahead of large-scale protests that the leaders of the movement have called for Tuesday. asserted
leaders → describe → Tuesday
The teenagers at French secondary schools, known as lycées, say their studies are being ruined by high teacher absence rates, overlong school days and dilapidated facilities, as well as other grievances. asserted
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