{"id":2185866,"date":"2026-10-08T11:47:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2185866"},"modified":"2026-10-08T11:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:47:38","slug":"fresh-day-of-student-protests-across-france-as-rally-planned-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2185866","title":{"rendered":"Fresh day of student protests across France as rally planned in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/94\/39\/27\/1200x675_cmsv2_ece36c91-03ca-5b16-9532-2c130d1e54eb-9943927.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2932124-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2932124\" data-cid=\"9945048\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2932124-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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\">\n<p>    Astronaut Sophie Adenot returns to Earth after record space mission\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Europe<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Fresh day of student protests across France as rally planned in Paris<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/94\/39\/27\/1536x864_cmsv2_ece36c91-03ca-5b16-9532-2c130d1e54eb-9943927.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Student in front of the Helene Boucher high School during a protest against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Thursday Oct. 8, 2026. \"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Student in front of the Helene Boucher high School during a protest against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Thursday Oct. 8, 2026.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. 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loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        French Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu addressed the nation on Wednesday evening in an effort to ease the crisis, promising the government would share a plan to respond to the situation by the end of October.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>France is braced for another day of protests as high school students across the country continue to demonstrate against teacher shortages, poor facilities, and overcrowded classrooms.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Students and unions are taking to the streets once more on Thursday as they say the government is failing to listen to their demands, with a major rally planned in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Students have blocked access to high schools since late September, setting fire to bins and erecting blockades as part of the movement. <\/p>\n<p>A Euronews journalist on the ground in Paris&#8217; 5th arrondissement on Thursday morning reported that the streets were already filled with students, some of whom had been dragging bins into the streets and chanting since 6:30 am.<\/p>\n<p>One student outside the prestigious Lyc\u00e9e Henri-IV told Euronews that they had come to stage a blockade &#8220;to show our full support for the suburban secondary schools.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They were the ones who started this movement and were immediately cracked down on by the police,&#8221; they said.<\/p>\n<p>Another student from a technological school in the 5th arrondissement said: &#8220;For six months we\u2019ve had no teacher, there\u2019s no supply teacher, and we\u2019re sitting our baccalaur\u00e9at in that subject.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At school, to be honest, our living conditions aren\u2019t great,&#8221; they continued, adding: &#8220;Personally, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s normal to finish at 5.45 pm \u2013 or rather, 6 pm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>French Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu addressed the nation on Wednesday evening in an effort to ease the crisis, promising the government would share a plan to respond to the situation by the end of October and denying that law enforcement officers had been &#8220;instructed to confront secondary school pupils.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Their role is to protect property, but above all people; to ensure that the law is upheld; and to allow access to schools,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Education Minister \u00c9douard Geffray also announced on Thursday that he would present an &#8220;emergency plan&#8221; to address teacher absences within the &#8220;coming hours or days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Protests have at times descended into violent clashes with riot police, resulting in a number of serious injuries, including one teenager who lost his hand. <\/p>\n<p>Unions, rights groups, and students have accused officers of using disproportionate force, but French Interior Minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez has defended the response to the protests and said that authorities would &#8220;continue to do what we are doing: maintaining order and intervening proportionately whenever violence breaks out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>France has nevertheless moved to temporarily suspend the use of stun grenades in policing the demonstrations. <\/p>\n<p>Anne Savinel-Barras, the president of Amnesty International France, welcomed the decision but said further action was needed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Protests should not be battlefields. Stun grenades are designed to shock, disorient, and sow panic, often among dense crowds at demonstrations,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Some can cause permanent hearing loss as well as life-changing mutilations due to the blast and shrapnel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of people &#8211; the majority minors &#8211; have been arrested since the protests began.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto 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Paris.Students have blocked access to high schools since late September, setting fire to bins and erecting blockades as part of the movement.A Euronews journalist on the ground in Paris&#8217; 5th arrondissement on Thursday morning reported that the streets were already filled with students, some of whom had been dragging bins into the streets and chanting since 6:30 am.One student outside the prestigious Lyc\u00e9e Henri-IV told Euronews that they had come to stage a blockade &#8220;to show our full support for the suburban secondary schools.&#8221;&#8221;They were the ones who started this movement and were immediately cracked down on by the police,&#8221; they said.Another student from a technological school in the 5th arrondissement said: &#8220;For six months we\u2019ve had no teacher, there\u2019s no supply teacher, and we\u2019re sitting our baccalaur\u00e9at in that subject.&#8221;&#8221;At school, to be honest, our living conditions aren\u2019t great,&#8221; they continued, adding: &#8220;Personally, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s normal to finish at 5.45 pm \u2013 or rather, 6 pm.&#8221;French Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu addressed the nation on Wednesday evening in an effort to ease the crisis, promising the government would share a plan to respond to the situation by the end of October and denying that law enforcement officers had been &#8220;instructed to confront secondary school pupils.&#8221;&#8221;Their role is to protect property, but above all people; to ensure that the law is upheld; and to allow access to schools,&#8221; he said.Education Minister \u00c9douard Geffray also announced on Thursday that he would present an &#8220;emergency plan&#8221; to address teacher absences within the &#8220;coming hours or days.&#8221;Protests have at times descended into violent clashes with riot police, resulting in a number of serious injuries, including one teenager who lost his hand.Unions, rights groups, and students have accused officers of 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