Violent student unrest intensified across France on Friday as riot police clashed with teenagers in several cities, roughly 400 high schools remained shuttered and authorities said some 2,000 people had been arrested since the protests began — while the government increasingly blamed the country’s hard left.Tear gas filled streets in Strasbourg, protesters fired fireworks toward police lines in Marseille and garbage bins were set ablaze in Rennes, while clashes also broke out in Paris, Reuters reported Friday.The latest violence marks a sharp escalation from the unrest reported by Fox News Digital Thursday, when hundreds had been arrested as school blockades and clashes spread across the country.Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin told RTL radio Friday that approximately 2,000 people — most of them teenagers — had been arrested since the protests erupted.
He said parents whose children damage property should be required to pay reparations, according to Reuters."In the streets, the children are in danger," Education Minister Édouard Geffray told BFM TV.ISRAELI AMBASSADOR COMPARES FRANCE'S FAR-LEFT LEADER'S RHETORIC TO HITLER AS ANTISEMITISM SURGESFRANCE-POLITICS-EDUCATION-DEMO A protesting student feeds a burnt barrier during a blockading action outside the secondary school Le Corbusier, in Aubervilliers, northern Paris on October 1, 2026.Since late September, students have staged protests outside schools over grievances ranging from timetables, class sizes and a shortage of teachers to overheated classrooms during this year's heatwaves.
The protests started in the Ile-de-France region around Paris but have now spread to other cities nationwide.(Photo by LOU BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images) ( )Euronews reported Friday that at least 65 school staff members, including 40 principals, have been injured since the unrest began, along with roughly 170 students.
More than 100 high schools have suffered what Geffray described as "severe damage."The protests began ov...