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Students set schools on fire, use burning barricades amid protests in France

short by Bhawana Chaudhary / on Thursday, 1 October, 2026
Student protests in France over the shortage of teachers and dilapidated conditions of schools intensified after protesters set several school buildings on fire across the country. Hundreds of people have been arrested and several got injured as police and teachers face burning barricades and firework mortars outside schools. The blockades, which began last week, have spread to 356 high ​schools.
read more at Reuters