Flip News — france-student-protests news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/france-student-protests/ The latest Flip News stories on france-student-protests. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:24 GMT Up to 500 French high schools to close Monday as pupil protests intensify, minister says https://flipnews.co.uk/world/france-schools-monday-closures-october-5/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/france-schools-monday-closures-october-5/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:45:00 GMT Education Minister Édouard Geffray said lessons will be 'totally or partly suspended' in 400–500 high schools on Monday 5 October, with 24 schools 'burned or ransacked' since the movement began. Sarah Whitfield france france-student-protests education AFP via The Straits Times France's student protests escalate: 1,747 arrested as 735 schools disrupted https://flipnews.co.uk/world/france-student-protests-escalation-friday/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/france-student-protests-escalation-friday/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:15:00 GMT France's high school protest movement escalated on Friday with 1,747 arrests, more than 300 injured officers and 735 schools affected, ministers said. Sarah Whitfield france france-student-protests education Mathrubhumi English