# Students face riot police as French protests over school conditions escalate

https://mins.news/en/video/82134

- France 24 English, 2026-10-01 15:42 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt8co4zHtz0

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

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