Students and teachers march in France on biggest day of high school protests
- On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, students across France continued blocking high schools to protest poor conditions, with the Education Ministry reporting disruptions at 564 of the country's 3,700 high schools.
- Students cite systemic issues like 'overcrowded classrooms' and 'crumbling infrastructure,' with some reporting rooms turned 'unbearably hot' during heat waves, while protesting excessive compulsory hours among the highest in Europe.
- Escalating violence has resulted in property damage and injuries to hundreds of staff and students, with officials reporting nearly 5,000 arrests since the movement began; minors account for 85 per cent of those detained.
- Education Minister Édouard Geffray accused the far-left party France Unbowed of holding the movement 'hostage,' while the government launched an online portal for student complaints; the party rejected these allegations as 'descending into conspiracy theories.'
- Broader strikes seeking funding commitments from President Emmanuel Macron's government ahead of the 2027 budget cycle coincide with these demonstrations, as police investigate allegations of brutality against three demonstrators.
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Sights and sounds of the new French Revolution
The high-school student protest here in France, whose epicenter is the region’s second-largest and most diverse city, Saint-Denis, is every day gathering steam and sometimes forcing the Western corporate media to course-correct after their initial slandering of the event. Rather than depicting crowds of students taking to the new barracks—the blockades around their schools—The New […]
Protests in France, which began with high school demonstrations and spread nationwide with the support of teachers, workers, and farmers, are now in their third week. The protesters, including Turks, are waging a common struggle on the streets against budget shortages in education, the high cost of living, the disproportionate use of police force, and the escalating political polarization ahead of the upcoming elections.
Do you hear the students sing?
Many will associate that line with the classic musical “Les Misérables” set during the French Revolution. But today, it encapsulates the feeling of millions of students across France: miserable – and enraged. For weeks, students have walked out of classrooms and poured into the streets. What began last month as anger over teacher shortages, crumbling buildings, and a university admissions process students see as unfair has caught like wildfire. …
France: “Generation 6-7 Doing May ‘68 All Over Again” - Revolutionary Communists of America
October 6—the third act of the school students’ protests that have rocked France since the beginning of the school year—represented yet another escalation of the movement. The demonstrations were huge everywhere.
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