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High school student protests close approximately 130 schools across France

About 130 of France's 3,700 high schools remained closed amid ongoing nationwide student protests, down from earlier figures reported by the Education Ministry. The ministry reported that at least eight education staff members were injured on Monday as incidents of violence occurred during the demonstrations. It remains unconfirmed whether the disruption will subside ahead of the upcoming midterm break.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
5 differing positions reported on attribution across 7 publishers; unresolved.
  • cna-tw馬克宏
  • rfi马克龙
  • yna마크롱
  • franceFrench youth
  • thehinduFrench unions
  • arabnewsMacron
  • rtRT
4 differing positions reported on timing across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • rfi第五轮
  • telegramادامه
  • francethird week
  • rtFifth round
2 differing positions reported on status across 8 publishers; unresolved.
  • rfi呼吁
  • yna가라앉지 않는
  • telegramcontinue
  • francedemand
  • thehindusay
  • aljazeeraprotests
  • rterupts
  • arabnewssays
WhereFrance
47.108, 2.761 ±400 km
First reported12 days ago
Published2026-10-13 15:32 UTC
Sources13
How this travelled.
Reports28Independent tellings12
12 independently corroborated tellings, 1 reported as carrying another outlet.

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Global Event Monitor. High school student protests close approximately 130 schools across France. 2026-10-13T15:32:31.967Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:5699. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-13/widespread-student-protests-continue-in-france-huge-numbers-of-french-fc235693

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