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France closes 400 high schools as teens protests escalate

France closes 400 high schools as teens protests escalate
France 24 Friday 02 October 2026, 09:11 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Almost 400 high schools were closed across France on Friday over a week-long protest movement by pupils over inadequate conditions at schools including overheated classrooms and a lack of teachers. The protests have seen students clash with police with some 2,000 people arrested, with pupils also blocking access to schools. France 24’s Olivia Bizot reports from outside a high school near Paris where she says many protesters are also decrying what they says is the use of police violence.

Almost 400 high schools were closed across France on Friday over a week-long protest movement by pupils over inadequate conditions at schools including overheated classrooms and a lack of teachers. The protests have seen students clash with police with some 2,000 people arrested, with pupils also blocking access to schools. France 24’s Olivia Bizot reports from outside a high school near Paris where she says many protesters are also decrying what they says is the use of police violence. [Image text:] Olivia Bizot,France 24 journalist AubervilliersFrance Student unrest intensifies over cuts and reforms FRANCE CLOSES4OOSCHOOLS
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