Students and police clash as France struggles to quell school protests

Reuters · Daily Maverick

Published 2 Oct 2026, 11:11 pm·5 d ago·1 min read

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Riot police clashed with high school students in cities across France on Friday, as President Emmanuel Macron's government battled to contain increasingly violent protests over classroom conditions and funding.

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