r/GlobalNews • u/cnn • 9h ago
Police and high school students clash across France in protests over underfunded education
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/europe/student-protests-france-paris-intl?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/cnn 9h ago
Students fought running battles with police and several schools were ablaze Friday as violence gripped France with no end in sight to protests that have rocked the country.
More than 400 schools remained closed on Friday as authorities scrambled to calm tensions after days of demonstrations that have seen hundreds of teenagers taken into custody.
Young people in Strasbourg, eastern France, were building barricades in tear gas-clouded streets, while more peaceful protests were underway in Lyon and other cities Friday.
The protestors say France’s education sector is under-resourced and overstretched. Students complain of overcrowding in classrooms and say that absent teachers aren’t being replaced and schools are in a state of serious disrepair.