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France Protests: Up to 500 Schools Closed Due to Security Concerns

Education officials said closures are a precaution as protests over teacher shortages, overcrowding and crumbling buildings spread to more than 1,200 schools.

  • On Monday, Education Minister Édouard Geffray ordered 400 to 500 French high schools to suspend lessons totally or partly, citing that security conditions "have not been fulfilled" after three weeks of student blockades.
  • Since September 17, students have protested overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages, and dilapidated buildings, escalating demands for improved school conditions nationwide.
  • Authorities reported more than 5,000 arrests and 78 education staff injuries during the unrest, with 24 schools "burned or ransacked" since the movement began.
  • Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu vowed not to "yield an inch to violence" and pledged to advance a "casseur-payer" bill making individuals liable for public property damage.
  • Protest organizers scheduled continued demonstrations for Tuesday, while teaching unions called a national education strike for October 6, demanding concrete government measures to address student grievances.
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Hundreds of French high schools remain closed for the second week in a row. Since the demonstrations began, 78 employees of the education system have been injured.

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Le Figaro broke the news in Paris, France on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
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