https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/france-to-shutter-up-to-500-schools-as-more-student-protests-calledContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/france-to-shutter-up-to-500-schools-as-more-student-protests-calledhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/france-to-shutter-up-to-500-schools-as-more-student-protests-called#u108742Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:41:10 +0000France will shutter up to 500 schools as a national student protest movement enters a third week. Education Minister Edouard Geffray stated that lessons would be totally or partly suspended in second-level schools following violent clashes between riot police and student demonstrators. Authorities have arrested more than 5,000 people, mostly teenagers and minors, as protests over education standards, staffing, and school conditions spread from Paris suburbs to cities including Lyon and Rennes.Why it mattersThe unrest originated in Paris deprived suburbs before expanding into a nationwide movem