French students blockade schools nationwide to demand more resources

Loading the video No Comment Video. French students blockade schools nationwide to demand more resources Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 29/09/2026 - 18:06 GMT+2 Hundreds of secondary school students blocked school entrances in Rennes and Paris during a national day of action, calling for more staff and funding for education. Hundreds of students took part in protests in Rennes and Paris, blocking school entrances and demanding more resources for education. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In Rennes, students barricaded the entrance to Lycée Bréquigny, where bins were set alight and police faced protesters. In Paris, students at Lycée Simone Weil used bins and crates to block an entrance and called for more staff and funding, citing overcrowded classrooms and poor conditions in some schools. Students in several other parts of France also joined the national day of action. Students Protests France Top stories Now playing Next French students blockade schools nationwide to demand more resources Now playing Next Tokyo records longest rainy streak on record with 34 consecutive days Now playing Next Thousands march in Chile and Colombia to defend abortion rights Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | September 29th, 2026 – Evening Now playing Next Baku Security Forum: tackling the threats that cross borders In partnership with Azpromo Now playing Next Counterfeit medicine trade: how online pharmacies are selling deadly fake painkillers across Europe Now playing Next Celine Dion joins stars on L'Oréal catwalk in Paris Now playing Next Did Denmark play 'Send in the Clowns' before US-Greenland deal? Now playing Next Pope urges Europe to defend multilateralism as global order crumbles Now playing Next Latvian optical fibre: 40 years of experience and local expertise In partnership with the European Commission Now playing Next Euronews Travel & Tourism Summit 2026 – watch again Now playing Next Increased Russian sabotage attempts prompts EU response Now playing Next Evicted 87-year-old Madrid pensioner can return home, says tenants union Now playing Next Pope's visit to France is 'beginning of a new mission to Europe', expert says Now playing Next Masters of Uzbekistan: how traditional crafts are passed on to new generations Now playing Next Exclusive: EU-wide digital levy might generate up to €25bn annually for next budget ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Madrid housing activists occupy agency amid eviction protests No Comment Powerful nor’easter uncovers 19th-century shipwreck on US island No Comment Firefighters protest at Eiffel Tower demanding more resources No Comment Pope Leo ends France trip in Metz, spotlighting Schuman and EU unity Mexico Polo makes landfall in Mexico as Category 3 hurricane, cutting power and causing floods Europe News French students clash with police as blockades over conditions in schools intensify Europe News ‘Climate change is very much related to travel costs,’ says tourism chief Europe News Slovakia school attack leaves one dead and two injured, emergency workers say Europe News NATO says Russian hybrid campaign not stopping Ukraine support after Estonia accuses Moscow of arson The Cube Why are pictures of Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani in a miniskirt going viral? Tech News Learning from the front line: Estonian defence sector bets on cheap, smart and flexible military drone systems Turkey Iranian airliner with passengers on board seized at Istanbul over €3-million debt ADVERTISEMENT Europe Today MEP urges EU to ‘think creatively’ and use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine Europe Today Ukraine grain crisis could cost $60 billion globally, minister warns Food and Drink Hard cheese: Tough times for Greece's Naxos Graviera cheese as production falters Europe Today Europe Today: Ukraine seeks urgent funding in Brussels as Russia's drones pound Kyiv Travel News Euronews Travel & Tourism Summit 2026 – watch again Health news Cholesterol, blood pressure can be silent killers. European Commission is after them Tech News 'I don't think that is fake news as some have said,' says Leo XIV contradicting Trump on need for AI safety Europe News Pope Leo XIV wraps up four-day France visit in the city of Metz ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT