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In Photos | France Protests: Fires, Tear Gas And Clashes As Students Take To Streets

High school students across France have stepped up protests over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages, poor infrastructure and inadequate school resources.

Students run out the teargas during a protest against under-resourced schools in Lyon, France, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Laurent Cipriani
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A student runs out the teargas during a protest against under-resourced schools in Lyon, France, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.
A student runs out the teargas during a protest against under-resourced schools in Lyon, France, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Laurent Cipriani
Students hold a banner reading : "High school blockaded" during a protest against under-resourced schools in Lyon, France, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.
Students hold a banner reading : "High school blockaded" during a protest against under-resourced schools in Lyon, France, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Laurent Cipriani
A student hold a board reading "We are the future, listen to us! " during a protest against under-resourced schools in Lyon, France, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.
A student hold a board reading "We are the future, listen to us! " during a protest against under-resourced schools in Lyon, France, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Laurent Cipriani
Students burn garbage bins as they protest against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.
Students burn garbage bins as they protest against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
A student kicks a tea gas canister during a protest against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.
A student kicks a tea gas canister during a protest against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
Policemen face students during a protest against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.
Policemen face students during a protest against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
Firefighters extinguish a fire as students protest against under-resourced schools in Lyon, France, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.
Firefighters extinguish a fire as students protest against under-resourced schools in Lyon, France, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Laurent Cipriani
Students block the entrance of the high school Arago as they protest against under-resourced schools in Paris, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.
Students block the entrance of the high school Arago as they protest against under-resourced schools in Paris, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
Students burn garbage as they protest to demand more resources for school, in Lille, France, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
Students burn garbage as they protest to demand more resources for school, in Lille, France, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: AP/Jean-Francois Badias
A students holds a board reading, "we want the BAC (High School Diploma) Not the BAC (Anti-criminality units)" during a protest to demand more resources at school, in Lille, France, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
A students holds a board reading, "we want the BAC (High School Diploma) Not the BAC (Anti-criminality units)" during a protest to demand more resources at school, in Lille, France, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: AP/Jean-Francois Badias
In this photo taken with a smartphone, high school students block the entrance of Voltaire high school to demand more resources, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
In this photo taken with a smartphone, high school students block the entrance of Voltaire high school to demand more resources, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: AP/Nicolas Garriga
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