We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development French high school blockades to restart on Monday, student unions say The head of a student union said Sunday that high school blockades throughout France would restart on Monday.French President Emmanuel Macron has called for classes to resume after the government announced new measures to address the ongoing education crisis which student groups found insufficient. Protesters hold a banner reading "Down with Parcoursup, rebellious high school students" during a demonstration to protest against the "high cost of living", in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on October 17, 2026. © Christophe Archambault, The head of a student group said a campaign of high school blockades would restart from Monday, adding the government's proposals did not go far enough. On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people, including high school and university students, took to the streets acrossFrance for a third consecutive weekend of protests.
Read moreSome 320,000 demonstrators take part in largely peaceful protests across France Some high schools will be blockaded from Monday, when students return from a two-week holiday, said Pierre Sourzat, head of the "Lycéens!" group. "It will be more significant from Tuesday, but we know that some schools will be blocked as early as tomorrow," he told broadcaster RMC on Sunday. "We support all our comrades who are blocking their schools from tomorrow," he added.
France's protest movement against soaring prices emerged from weeks of demonstrations by high school students protesting deteriorating learning conditions and inequality. On Monday, the government announced a series of measures aimed at addressing student protesters' demands, including replacing the university admissions platform and providing loans for school renovations. On Saturday, Sabrine Kharbach, spokeswoman for the Union Etudiante (Student Union), said blockades of universities and high schools would take place on Tuesday and Thursday.
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for classes to resume in a calm manner, arguing that "young people have been heard". Watch morePolitics in 'materialist terms': Gen Z in Albania, Italy, France and India protesting for 'fairness' Sourzat countered that "the president hasn't listened to us". "It's smoke and mirrors," he said.
"There's a bit of polish on the surface, but once you scratch beneath it, there's nothing there." Sourzat said the proposed overhaul of the university admissions platform, long criticised for its lack of transparency, failed to address the shortage of places in higher education. He also dismissed the government's plan to reduce class sizes as insufficient, noting that it would apply only to 10th-grade classes. With the eurozone's second-largest economy on the brink of recession and under pressure to rein in its debt, the government has limited scope to appease student protesters through additional spending. 1. 1 ## Interior minister says protests across France went well despite clashes with police As it happened France 2. 2 ## 'Deeply regressive': How the French government plans to make protesters pay for riots and looting Explainer France 3. 3 ## French minister warns of 'very high' violence risk as country braces for Halloween protests France 4. 4 ## 'Atmosphere of fear': Trump moves to curtail voting rights ahead of the midterms Americas 5. 5 ## Netanyahu bloc leads but lacks majority, Israel's official results show Middle East Includes a video 5 min 6. 6 ## 'Deeply hurt': Convicted murderer Christa Pike speaks out after botched execution Americas © 2026 Copyright France 24 - All rights reserved.
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