# France student protests: Around 500 schools remain closed due to blockades

https://mins.news/en/video/84037

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-02 19:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH6TaKoxN_U

> More than 730 high schools in France have been closed or blockaded during a wave of student protests, with around 500 still affected. Students say they are fed up with crumbling classrooms and teacher shortages. The education minister has met student leaders and parents’ groups to seek a resolution.

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