France explodes again as students riot over education
Violent scenes are emerging from France Tuesday as tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets to demand education reform, forcing the reported closure of more than half of the country's high schools.France's interior ministry said 6,100 people have been taken into custody since the protests began in September, while at least 715 police officers and 215 teenagers have been injured in clashes, according to Reuters.Video taken in cities including Paris, Lyon and Strasbourg showed demonstrators facing off with police, lighting fires and dodging tear gas.In other areas such as Marseille and Nantes, protesters held up signs with messages like, "The state has killed national education," Reuters reported.The Interior Ministry estimated that 86,000 people took part in demonstrations outside Paris on Tuesday morning.
More were gathering in the capital for a protest scheduled for the afternoon."What’s happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration.This isn’t about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country!" Trump wrote Tuesday on Truth Social.TEEN'S HAND BLOWN OFF BY POLICE GRENADE DURING FRENCH STUDENT PROTESTS: REPORTRiot police use a water cannon as they face students during a protest against under-resourced schools in Rennes, western France, on Tuesday, Oct.
6, 2026.(Jeremias Gonzalez/AP)Authorities began shutting schools last week to try to diffuse tensions after widespread damage to schools and mounting injuries among staff, students and police.
Classes were totally or partially suspended Tuesday at 891 schools, according to the Education Ministry.The High School Students Union also told Reuters that over half of France's high schools were closed or blockaded Tuesday.Students have drawn attention to rundown classrooms that lack basics such as desks and chairs, become sweltering in summer without air conditioning and, in some cases, are infested with rats.French riot police stand near burning objects ...