# Rats, broken windows and overcrowding fuel school protests across France

https://mins.news/en/video/82592

- Global News, 2026-10-01 22:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mi_fEqLHI0

> Students blockaded a high school in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis as protests over poor learning conditions spread across France. One student said his school had rats, cockroaches, broken windows, no water and no toilet paper, while a teacher described conditions at a nearby school as appalling.

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