# A violent classroom revolt is becoming France’s next big crisis

https://mins.news/en/item/83416

- CNBC, 2026-10-02 12:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/02/france-student-protests-budget-debt.html

> Hundreds of French high schools closed on Friday after nationwide student protests over school conditions escalated into violence, turning the unrest into a growing national crisis.

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