High school student protests continue in France

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What happened

#France: high school students continue to protest Thursday in the face of what they say is the government’s failure to respond to their demands.Follow the fourth day of protests on FRANCE 24…

Key facts

  • #France: high school students continue to protest Thursday in the face of what they say is the government’s failure to respond to their demands.Follow the fourth day of protests on FRANCE 24…
  • Reported by France 24 and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:40:26 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

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  1. France to release diesel reserves as student protests resume

  2. School protests, blockades resume in France despite PM’s promise to act

  3. France student protests: What measures is the government taking?

  4. From France to Italy, Belgium to Greece, student protests spread across Europe

  5. High school student protests continue in France

  6. French PM vows changes as students keep up school protests

  7. ‘This is a crisis of hope’: Echoes of 1968 as France’s students rise up

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France student protests: What measures is the government taking?

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a televised address Wednesday evening that the country could not be "indifferent" to the concerns of protesting high school students, acknowledging that the "anger of young people does not come from nowhere".

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24