# France faces student-police clashes as school protests intensify

https://mins.news/en/video/83557

- France 24 English, 2026-10-02 13:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kiyEVmXWQI

> On Friday, riot police faced high-school students in several French cities. The protest movement over classroom conditions and funding is becoming increasingly violent, with more than 560 establishments closed or experiencing disruption; President Emmanuel Macron’s government is trying to contain it.

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