# Students face riot police as French school-condition protests escalate

https://mins.news/en/item/81908

- France 24, 2026-10-01 13:35 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261001-students-face-riot-police-as-protests-over-school-conditions-escalate-in-france

> French teenagers set fire to rubbish bins and threw projectiles at police on Tuesday, prompting officers to use batons and tear gas. Students continued blockades and demonstrations at hundreds of high schools, demanding better conditions in a movement that has angered the government.

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