Students continue to protest in France as hundreds of schools close

Education Minister Edouard Geffray said on Sunday about 500 schools likely to be fully or partially closed on Monday.

Published on RocksNews: 5 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC
Updated: 5 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC
Language: English

Students continue to protest in France as hundreds of schools close — Students continue to protest in France as hundreds of schools close — Image credit: Al Jazeera English

Education Minister Edouard Geffray said on Sunday about 500 schools likely to be fully or partially closed on Monday.

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