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Geffray suspends lessons in 400 to 500 lycées

Education Minister Édouard Geffray halted Monday lessons fully or partly at 400 to 500 high schools after security conditions went unmet.

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Édouard Geffray, France’s education minister, said on Sunday that lessons would be “totally or partly suspended” in some “400-500” high schools as Monday’s school day started, because security conditions “have not been fulfilled”. [E1][E2][E7][E8]

The Ministry of National Education reported that at least 400 of the 3,700 high schools in France were closed on Friday, while 560 faced protests or disruptions. [E5]

Geffray said 24 schools had been “burned or ransacked” since the protests began, and that at least 170 students and 78 educational personnel have been injured since the student demos first erupted in the Paris region in mid-September. [E3][E4][E9]

According to the interior minister, more than 5,000 people have been arrested in the last week, 85% of them minors. [E6] Clashes with riot police left hundreds of people injured and jolted President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist administration. [E10]

There was a lull at the weekend, but protest organisers called for renewed demonstrations on Tuesday because the government had failed to produce “concrete measures”. [E11]

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E1 ↩ aljazeera.com — Primary URLs France plans to fully or partially close up to 500 schools on Monday amid a series of student protests that have become increasingly violent. 2026-10-04

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Excerpt: "France plans to fully or partially close up to 500 schools on Monday amid a series of student protests that have become increasingly violent."
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/france-to-shutter-up-to-500-schools-as-more-student-protests-called
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E2 ↩ aljazeera.com — Primary URLs Lessons will be “totally or partly suspended” in some “400-500” high schools as the security conditions “have not been fulfilled”, the minister said. 2026-10-04

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Excerpt: "Lessons will be “totally or partly suspended” in some “400-500” high schools as the security conditions “have not been fulfilled”, the minister said."
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/france-to-shutter-up-to-500-schools-as-more-student-protests-called
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E3 ↩ aljazeera.com — Primary URLs He added that 24 schools had been “burned or ransacked” since the start of the protests. 2026-10-04

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Excerpt: "He added that 24 schools had been “burned or ransacked” since the start of the protests."
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/france-to-shutter-up-to-500-schools-as-more-student-protests-called
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E4 ↩ aljazeera.com — Primary URLs At least 170 students and 78 educational personnel have been injured since the student demos first erupted in the Paris region in mid-September, according to Geffray. 2026-10-04

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Excerpt: "At least 170 students and 78 educational personnel have been injured since the student demos first erupted in the Paris region in mid-September, according to Geffray."
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/france-to-shutter-up-to-500-schools-as-more-student-protests-called
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E5 ↩ aljazeera.com — Primary URLs The Ministry of National Education reported that at least 400 of the 3,700 high schools in France were closed on Friday, while 560 faced protests or disruptions. 2026-10-04

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Excerpt: "The Ministry of National Education reported that at least 400 of the 3,700 high schools in France were closed on Friday, while 560 faced protests or disruptions."
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/france-to-shutter-up-to-500-schools-as-more-student-protests-called
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E6 ↩ aljazeera.com — Primary URLs According to the interior minister, more than 5,000 people have been arrested in the last week; 85 percent of them minors. 2026-10-04

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Excerpt: "According to the interior minister, more than 5,000 people have been arrested in the last week; 85 percent of them minors."
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/france-to-shutter-up-to-500-schools-as-more-student-protests-called
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E7 ↩ irishtimes.com — Primary URLs: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/france-to-shutter-up-to-500-schools-as-more-student-protests-called ; Up to 500 schools in France will be closed or partly closed on Monday as authorities brace for another week of student protests. 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "Up to 500 schools in France will be closed or partly closed on Monday as authorities brace for another week of student protests."
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Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/05/france-closes-up-to-500-schools-on-monday-as-more-protests-planned/
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E8 ↩ irishtimes.com — Primary URLs: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/france-to-shutter-up-to-500-schools-as-more-student-protests-called ; Lessons will be totally or partly suspended across hundreds of schools because security conditions “have not been fulfilled”, the education minister, Édouard Geffray, said on Sunday. 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "Lessons will be totally or partly suspended across hundreds of schools because security conditions “have not been fulfilled”, the education minister, Édouard Geffray, said on Sunday."
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Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/05/france-closes-up-to-500-schools-on-monday-as-more-protests-planned/
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E9 ↩ irishtimes.com — Primary URLs: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/france-to-shutter-up-to-500-schools-as-more-student-protests-called ; The minister said 24 schools had been burnt or ransacked and 78 education staff members injured. 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "The minister said 24 schools had been burnt or ransacked and 78 education staff members injured."
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Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/05/france-closes-up-to-500-schools-on-monday-as-more-protests-planned/
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E10 ↩ irishtimes.com — Primary URLs: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/france-to-shutter-up-to-500-schools-as-more-student-protests-called ; Clashes with riot police left hundreds of people injured, led to more than 5,000 arrests, mostly of minors, and jolted president Emmanuel Macron’s centrist administration. 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "Clashes with riot police left hundreds of people injured, led to more than 5,000 arrests, mostly of minors, and jolted president Emmanuel Macron’s centrist administration."
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Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/05/france-closes-up-to-500-schools-on-monday-as-more-protests-planned/
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E11 ↩ irishtimes.com — Primary URLs: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/france-to-shutter-up-to-500-schools-as-more-student-protests-called ; There was a lull at the weekend, but protest organisers called for renewed demonstrations on Tuesday because the government had failed to produce “concrete measures”. 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "There was a lull at the weekend, but protest organisers called for renewed demonstrations on Tuesday because the government had failed to produce “concrete measures”."
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Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/05/france-closes-up-to-500-schools-on-monday-as-more-protests-planned/
Retrieved: 2026-10-05T07:43:00Z
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