French Police Fire Tear Gas at Student Protesters

French police fired tear gas at protesters blockading schools during widespread demonstrations over dilapidated classrooms and understaffing. The protests present a major challenge for the government as it struggles to address budget deficits and growing public debt.

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Fire burns during a French high school and university students' demonstration in Lyon as part of a nationwide day of protests and blockades, voicing anger over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings, which students blame on years of underinvestment, in Lyon, France, October 6, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
A masked high school student holds a placard reading "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. Except for us, apparently" during a gathering outside the Lycee Voltaire high school in Paris as part of a nationwide day of demonstrations and blockades, voicing anger over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings, which students blame on years of underinvestment, France, October
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