# School protests spread as fires and blockades deepen unrest in France

https://mins.news/en/item/82339

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-01 18:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/1/school-protests-spread-as-fires-blockades-deepen-unrest-in-france?traffic_source=rss

> French high school students are protesting overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and deteriorating facilities, setting bins alight and blocking schools in several cities. Police have detained hundreds, dozens have been injured and more than 160 schools closed. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu convened a crisis meeting, while the government accused the far-left France Unbowed party of encouraging the protests.

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