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World📡 New York TimesBy Amelia NierenbergSep 30, 2026👁 0 views

Hundreds Detained in France as Some Student Protests Turn Violent

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Hundreds Detained in France as Some Student Protests Turn Violent

French high schoolers are protesting teacher shortages and overcrowded classrooms, in France’s latest flare-up over education and public services.

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    Hundreds of people have been detained in France as some student protests turned violent. High schoolers across the country are frustrated by the state of the country’s education system.CreditCredit...Abdul Saboor/Reuters

    Reporting from London

    Sept. 30, 2026Updated 4:58 p.m. ET

    French authorities have detained at least 440 people during protests this week led by high school students who are angry about the state of the country’s education system.

    Students have held demonstrations in hundreds of schools across the country, in some cases barricading the entrances with obstacles like e-bikes, throwing projectiles and setting fire to trash cans. On Tuesday night, Laurent Nuñez, the interior minister, said in a television interview that police had detained 440 people on Monday and Tuesday, many of whom were minors.

    By Wednesday morning, nearly 80 people had been injured in the unrest, including students and staff members, according to France’s education minister, Édouard Geffray.

    A union of high school students said they were protesting a “lack of teachers and staff, dilapidated schools, overcrowded schedules and classrooms.” It also highlighted the stress caused by a state-run website that students must use to apply for admission to higher education programs, including undergraduate university places, and which is perceived as opaque and impersonal.

    Mr. Geffray called their demands “legitimate” and worthy of debate, but said the violence had gone too far. One young person, who was using a firework launcher, lost use of part of a hand, he said. Teachers had been chased and principals had been targeted with such launching tubes, he added.

    “No demand can justify such acts,” Mr. Geffray said.

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    French riot police officers stand in front of the entrance of a high school near Paris on Wednesday.Credit...Abdul Saboor/Reuters

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