# Police fire teargas as hundreds of thousands join French student protests

https://mins.news/en/video/88356

- DW News, 2026-10-06 16:16 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cmEX7vyys8

> Clashes with police have resumed in several French cities as hundreds of thousands of students join nationwide protests over underfunded, deteriorating schools. Parents and trade unions have also taken part. The high school students’ union said more than half of the country’s schools were blockaded or would close for the day.

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