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

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

Paris student blockades
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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French school riots
A student runs 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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Lycée protests France
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
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France teacher shortages and overcrowded classrooms
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
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Sébastien Lecornu crisis meeting
Students burn garbage bins as they protest against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
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French education system crisis
A student kicks a tea gas canister during a protest against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
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Why are students protesting in France
Policemen face students during a protest against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
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Paris student protests
Firefighters extinguish a fire as students protest against under-resourced schools in Lyon, France, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Laurent Cipriani
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France riots
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
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French school blockades
Students burn garbage as they protest to demand more resources for school, in Lille, France, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: AP/Jean-Francois Badias
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France urban violence
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
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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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