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“French school protests resume on smaller scale as holidays end Hundreds of France’s more than 3,000 high schools were blockaded in the weeks before the two-week break French student protests resumed on Monday on a much smaller scale than in past weeks as…”

“The school movement has inspired students in other European countries, including Italy and Spain, where the French word "blocus"”

“Dozens of high schools across France were blockaded again on Monday as the government braced for another tense week of protests over school conditions and the high cost of living.”

“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…”

“- Published As dustbins burn and students chant "everyone hates the police" in the French city of Lille, one teenager explains why he and his friends have taken to the streets.”

“French-Moroccan journalist Nora Bussigny wrote that "many elected officials" from La France Insoumise "have indeed worked to co-opt the student protests, at the risk of seeing them spiral out of control: by fanning the flames, discrediting institutions like…”

“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.”

“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 students vow more protests despite Macron government’s concessions AI generated PARIS - French student leaders vowed to go on protesting despite government concessions on education, keeping pressure on President Emmanuel Macron as the movement spreads…”

“French children should continue to barricade their schools and take part in street protests, a student union said on Monday after the government announced a package of education measures to try to stem the crisis.”

“In Germany, high school students are calling for an international youth strike on November 20, in solidarity with the French protests.”

“In Germany, high school students are calling for an international youth strike on Nov. 20, in solidarity with the French protests.”

“French students say they are determined to press their demands over absent teachers, dilapidated buildings, overcrowded schedules and other grievances.”

“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…”

“These student protests have become one of the most significant social movements in the country’s recent history.”

“Meloni condemns violence, backs peaceful protests Meloni condemned the violence while defending the right to demonstrate peacefully.”

“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.”

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