# Teens block high schools across France, demand better conditions

https://mins.news/en/video/82113

- France 24 English, 2026-10-01 15:25 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUJw7IxpaBo

> France’s prime minister held a crisis meeting on Thursday and canceled ministers’ trips as protests by high school students spread nationwide. The students are protesting under-resourced schools, long hours and other grievances; some demonstrations have turned violent, with police making hundreds of arrests.

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