Brief Published (Dubai time, UTC+4) · event date: 2026-10-02
Nearly 400 French schools will remain closed this Friday due to student protests that began last week in high schools in the Paris region before spreading across France.
The increasingly violent protests focus on several demands, including teacher shortages and the dilapidated condition of school buildings.
The French government has attributed the start of the movement to the far left, highlighting a political dimension to these demonstrations.