Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the state of the school protests taking place across France
2026-10-07
A quarter of a million demonstrators took to the streets across France - calling for better learning conditions in protests that descended into clashes with security forces.
Rights groups, unions, students and teachers have voiced disapproval with staffing levels, overloaded timetables, dilapidated classrooms and buildings that cannot cope with rising temperatures.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey says thousands of schools have been barricaded and police have had clashes with protestors amid the ongoing demonstrations.
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