Students and police clash as France struggles to quell school protests
A protester throws a garbage bin into a fire outside the Lycee Deodat-de-Severac high school as part of nationwide protests by high school students to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions, in Toulouse as more than 400 schools remain closed following days of student protests that have escalated into violence in some places, France, October 2, 2026. PHOTO | REUTERS
