# Schools shut as student protests shake France

https://mins.news/en/video/86450

- DW News, 2026-10-05 12:50 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJv5c4leWEw

> France’s education minister has announced that up to 500 schools will close partially or fully on Monday after more than a week of nationwide student protests demanding education reforms. Clashes with police have occurred, thousands have been detained and officials say at least 24 schools were “burned or ransacked.”

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