France's current school protests are a high school (lycée) student movement that began Sept 17, 2026 at the Lycée Saint-Exupéry in Créteil, a Paris suburb, when students backed teachers striking over staff shortages, then spread nationwide through social media in late September (AFP: afp.com).
Students are blockading school entrances over unreplaced teacher absences, overcrowded classes, overloaded timetables, run-down or overheated buildings, inequality between poor and wealthy areas, and stress over the Parcoursup university-admissions platform (France 24: france24.com; Ouest-France: ouest-france.fr).
Some protests have turned violent: by Oct 5 the government said 400-500 of France's roughly 3,700 lycées were fully or partly closed, 24 schools had been "burned or ransacked," more than 5,000 people (about 85-87% of them minors) had been arrested, and a 15-year-old lost a hand in a grenade blast in Lens (BBC: bbc.com).
Student unions, backed by a coalition of education unions, called a national "Act III" day of marches for Tuesday Oct 6, while Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced steps to fill teacher vacancies and called a meeting with regional leaders on school building repairs (BFMTV: bfmtv.com; Euronews: euronews.com).
161 videos, newest first. Click a picture or title to watch. Updated 10.5.26.
10.5.26 – Monday, October 5, 2026 (44 videos)
Blocage des lycées: des établissements toujours perturbés
AFP (YouTube)
AFP report as hundreds of schools were again at least partly closed on Oct 5, the day before a new national protest.
AFP (YouTube)
AFP report as hundreds of schools were again at least partly closed on Oct 5, the day before a new national protest.
Student protests grow across France over education system
Al Jazeera English (YouTube)
Al Jazeera English report on students blockading schools to demand more teachers, better buildings and shorter timetables, and criticism of the police response.
Al Jazeera English (YouTube)
Al Jazeera English report on students blockading schools to demand more teachers, better buildings and shorter timetables, and criticism of the police response.
Why are so many students protesting in France? - BBC World Service
BBC World Service (YouTube)
BBC World Service explainer on why so many students are protesting in France.
BBC World Service (YouTube)
BBC World Service explainer on why so many students are protesting in France.
▶ Watch
Blocage des lycées: le personnel et une centaine d'élèves confinés dans un établissement pris pour cible par des casseurs
BFMTV (bfmtv.com)
BFMTV video of staff and about a hundred students sheltering inside a Paris high school targeted by rioters on Oct 5.
BFMTV (bfmtv.com)
BFMTV video of staff and about a hundred students sheltering inside a Paris high school targeted by rioters on Oct 5.
▶ Watch
Mouvement lycéen: des blocages virtuels organisés pour lutter contre les cours à distance
BFMTV (bfmtv.com)
BFMTV report on students organizing 'virtual blockades' to disrupt the remote classes set up at closed schools.
BFMTV (bfmtv.com)
BFMTV report on students organizing 'virtual blockades' to disrupt the remote classes set up at closed schools.
▶ Watch
Lycéen ayant eu "la main arrachée" à Lens: le moment où la grenade a explosé
BFMTV (bfmtv.com)
BFMTV footage of the moment a grenade exploded near a Lens high school on Oct 5, where a 15-year-old lost his hand.
BFMTV (bfmtv.com)
BFMTV footage of the moment a grenade exploded near a Lens high school on Oct 5, where a 15-year-old lost his hand.
Blocage des lycées: un jeune dirige des tirs de mortier d'artifice sur des policiers
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV footage of a youth aiming fireworks mortars at police near a blockaded school on Oct 5.
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV footage of a youth aiming fireworks mortars at police near a blockaded school on Oct 5.
Blocage des lycées: après un blocus, des lycéens nettoient le quartier et rangent les poubelles
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV clip of students cleaning up the neighbourhood and stacking bins after a blockade.
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV clip of students cleaning up the neighbourhood and stacking bins after a blockade.
Colère des lycéens: "190 élèves blessés" depuis le début du mouvement
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV clip of Minister Geffray saying 190 students have been injured since the start of the movement.
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV clip of Minister Geffray saying 190 students have been injured since the start of the movement.
Blocage des lycées: Valérie Pécresse veut supprimer "les aides de la région" aux lycéens sanctionnés
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV clip of Île-de-France regional president Valérie Pécresse saying she wants to cut regional aid for sanctioned students.
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV clip of Île-de-France regional president Valérie Pécresse saying she wants to cut regional aid for sanctioned students.
À quoi faut-il s'attendre pour la journée de mobilisation lycéenne de ce mardi 6 octobre ?
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV preview of the Oct 6 'Act III', with a 2 pm rally at Place de la République in Paris and marches nationwide.
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV preview of the Oct 6 'Act III', with a 2 pm rally at Place de la République in Paris and marches nationwide.
Teenager loses hand in violent France school protests
CBC News (The National) (YouTube)
CBC The National report on the 15-year-old who lost a hand during the protests and more than 5,000 arrests.
CBC News (The National) (YouTube)
CBC The National report on the 15-year-old who lost a hand during the protests and more than 5,000 arrests.
Up to 500 schools in France to remain closed amid student protests
CBC News (YouTube)
CBC News report as hundreds of high schools began a second week of closures on Oct 5.
CBC News (YouTube)
CBC News report as hundreds of high schools began a second week of closures on Oct 5.
Teen's hand blown off in France protest
Channel 4 News (YouTube)
Channel 4 News clip of social-media video reportedly showing the 15-year-old whose hand was blown off in northern France.
Channel 4 News (YouTube)
Channel 4 News clip of social-media video reportedly showing the 15-year-old whose hand was blown off in northern France.
Ces lycéens nettoient et rangent les poubelles après un blocage et leur manifestation ce 5 octobre
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
CLPRESS footage of students cleaning up and stacking bins after a blockade and march on Oct 5.
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
CLPRESS footage of students cleaning up and stacking bins after a blockade and march on Oct 5.
Blocus de lycées : le lycée Vauquelin pris pour cible à Paris avec des élèves confinés à l'intérieur
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
CLPRESS footage (16 min) of Lycée Vauquelin in Paris being targeted while students were sheltered inside on Oct 5.
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
CLPRESS footage (16 min) of Lycée Vauquelin in Paris being targeted while students were sheltered inside on Oct 5.
Les images aux abords du lycée de Lens où un adolescent a perdu sa main
CNEWS (YouTube)
CNEWS footage from near the Lens high school where a 15-year-old lost his hand on Oct 5.
CNEWS (YouTube)
CNEWS footage from near the Lens high school where a 15-year-old lost his hand on Oct 5.
Schools shut as student protests shake France | DW News
DW News (YouTube)
DW News 20-minute segment on the school closures and what is fueling the violence.
DW News (YouTube)
DW News 20-minute segment on the school closures and what is fueling the violence.
▶ Watch
Clashes in French cities as students continue to protest over education funding
Euronews (euronews.com)
Euronews footage of students in Marseille and Lille barricading schools and clashing with police on Oct 5.
Euronews (euronews.com)
Euronews footage of students in Marseille and Lille barricading schools and clashing with police on Oct 5.
Mobilisation lycéenne : un adolescent a eu la main arrachée, l'université rejoint le mouvement
Euronews (French) (YouTube)
Euronews (French) report on the teen whose hand was blown off and universities joining the movement, with 5,060 people detained (87% minors).
Euronews (French) (YouTube)
Euronews (French) report on the teen whose hand was blown off and universities joining the movement, with 5,060 people detained (87% minors).
Student's hand blown off by police grenade as French school protests continue
Euronews (YouTube)
Euronews report on a student whose hand was blown off by a police grenade in Lens, as 400+ schools were disrupted.
Euronews (YouTube)
Euronews report on a student whose hand was blown off by a police grenade in Lens, as 400+ schools were disrupted.
HUNDREDS of French schools cancel classes as violent RIOTS erupt
Fox News (YouTube)
Fox News report by Stephanie Bennett as hundreds of French schools cancelled classes.
Fox News (YouTube)
Fox News report by Stephanie Bennett as hundreds of French schools cancelled classes.
Blocus des lycées : un lycéen gravement blessé à la veille d'un "acte III" mardi • FRANCE 24
France 24 (French) (YouTube)
France 24 (French) report on Oct 5 as hundreds of schools stayed closed and a 15-year-old lost a hand, on the eve of 'Act III'.
France 24 (French) (YouTube)
France 24 (French) report on Oct 5 as hundreds of schools stayed closed and a 15-year-old lost a hand, on the eve of 'Act III'.
Blocus des lycées : nouvelle journée de mobilisation, le point sur la situation • FRANCE 24
France 24 (French) (YouTube)
France 24 (French) 10-minute update on the new day of protest on Oct 5 and calls for a 'hard' blockade online.
France 24 (French) (YouTube)
France 24 (French) 10-minute update on the new day of protest on Oct 5 and calls for a 'hard' blockade online.
Up to 500 French schools to be closed Monday as protests continue • FRANCE 24 English
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English live report by Luke Shrago from Aubervilliers on the morning of Oct 5, ahead of Tuesday's national day of protest.
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English live report by Luke Shrago from Aubervilliers on the morning of Oct 5, ahead of Tuesday's national day of protest.
French school protests continue with larger demonstrations set for Tuesday • FRANCE 24 English
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English report as lessons were suspended at hundreds of schools on Oct 5, with larger demonstrations expected Tuesday.
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English report as lessons were suspended at hundreds of schools on Oct 5, with larger demonstrations expected Tuesday.
France high school protests: Can the government regain control? • FRANCE 24 English
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English analysis of whether the Macron government can regain control.
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English analysis of whether the Macron government can regain control.
French high school protests: 'Mum if you see this it's for my future' • FRANCE 24 English
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English press review (Oct 5) leading with the school protests ('Mum if you see this it's for my future').
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English press review (Oct 5) leading with the school protests ('Mum if you see this it's for my future').
Schools shuttered as student protests sweep through France • FRANCE 24 English
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English report: demonstrations at more than 1,200 high schools and more than 5,000 arrests, amid accusations of unequal funding.
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English report: demonstrations at more than 1,200 high schools and more than 5,000 arrests, amid accusations of unequal funding.
Colère dans les lycées : pourquoi les élèves bloquent-ils leur établissement ?
France 3 Occitanie (YouTube)
France 3 Occitanie clip in which students explain the blockades ('broken computers, wobbly tables... we're not asking for the moon').
France 3 Occitanie (YouTube)
France 3 Occitanie clip in which students explain the blockades ('broken computers, wobbly tables... we're not asking for the moon').
▶ Watch
La main d'un lycéen arrachée par une grenade
franceinfo
franceinfo video on the 15-year-old in Lens whose hand was torn off by a grenade blast, with the police watchdog investigating.
franceinfo
franceinfo video on the 15-year-old in Lens whose hand was torn off by a grenade blast, with the police watchdog investigating.
"Ils ont mis le feu" : De nouveaux affrontements devant des lycées bloqués
franceinfo (YouTube)
franceinfo report on new clashes outside blockaded schools ('they set it on fire') on the eve of the Oct 6 protests.
franceinfo (YouTube)
franceinfo report on new clashes outside blockaded schools ('they set it on fire') on the eve of the Oct 6 protests.
▶ Watch
Blocage des lycées : la main d'un adolescent arrachée par une grenade
franceinfo / France 2
France 2 report with amateur images and differing accounts of how the Lens teenager lost his hand on Oct 5.
franceinfo / France 2
France 2 report with amateur images and differing accounts of how the Lens teenager lost his hand on Oct 5.
Blocage des lycées : "Soutenez-vous !"
La Dépêche du Midi (YouTube)
La Dépêche du Midi interview with a student at Lycée Victor Hugo in Colomiers (near Toulouse) calling on adults to support the movement.
La Dépêche du Midi (YouTube)
La Dépêche du Midi interview with a student at Lycée Victor Hugo in Colomiers (near Toulouse) calling on adults to support the movement.
Mobilisation lycéenne : plus de 200 étudiants défilent dans les rues de Marseille
La Provence (YouTube)
La Provence footage of more than 200 students marching through Marseille.
La Provence (YouTube)
La Provence footage of more than 200 students marching through Marseille.
Des lycéens applaudissent des pompiers lors de la manifestation du lundi 5 octobre
La Provence (YouTube)
La Provence clip of students applauding firefighters during the Oct 5 march in Marseille.
La Provence (YouTube)
La Provence clip of students applauding firefighters during the Oct 5 march in Marseille.
Colère lycéenne : les blocages reprennent ce lundi
M6 Info (YouTube)
M6 Info report as blockades resumed Monday Oct 5 in Paris and Marseille despite closures.
M6 Info (YouTube)
M6 Info report as blockades resumed Monday Oct 5 in Paris and Marseille despite closures.
▶ Watch
VIDÉO. Blocage des lycées : à Ancenis, Joubert-Maillard entre dans la danse ce lundi
Ouest-France
Several hundred students, joined by teachers and union members, peacefully block the Joubert-Maillard high school in Ancenis-Saint-Géréon on Oct 5.
Ouest-France
Several hundred students, joined by teachers and union members, peacefully block the Joubert-Maillard high school in Ancenis-Saint-Géréon on Oct 5.
▶ Watch
Yvetot : une troisième journée de blocage au lycée Queneau
Paris-Normandie
Students at Lycée Raymond-Queneau in Yvetot (Normandy) hold a third day of blockade on Oct 5.
Paris-Normandie
Students at Lycée Raymond-Queneau in Yvetot (Normandy) hold a third day of blockade on Oct 5.
French students close hundreds of schools in protest
Reuters (YouTube)
Reuters clip as 400 to 500 schools stayed closed amid student blockades.
Reuters (YouTube)
Reuters clip as 400 to 500 schools stayed closed amid student blockades.
Student protests close hundreds of French schools
Reuters (YouTube)
Reuters clip as protests entered a third week, with the government saying 24 schools had been burned or ransacked.
Reuters (YouTube)
Reuters clip as protests entered a third week, with the government saying 24 schools had been burned or ransacked.
▶ Watch
Main arrachée par une grenade : un lycéen grièvement blessé à Lens
TF1 Info
TF1 evening-news report on the Lens teenager seriously injured by a grenade, with the Pas-de-Calais prefect's comments on police orders.
TF1 Info
TF1 evening-news report on the Lens teenager seriously injured by a grenade, with the Pas-de-Calais prefect's comments on police orders.
Blocus lycéens : des élèves rangent les poubelles et nettoient les rues après un blocage｜TF1 INFO
TF1 INFO (YouTube)
TF1 clip of students filmed tidying up bins and cleaning the street after a Paris blockade on Oct 5.
TF1 INFO (YouTube)
TF1 clip of students filmed tidying up bins and cleaning the street after a Paris blockade on Oct 5.
Cours annulés, débordements... : nouvelle journée de mobilisation dans les lycées ｜TF1 INFO
TF1 INFO (YouTube)
TF1 report on Oct 5, with 413 schools disrupted that morning and classes cancelled.
TF1 INFO (YouTube)
TF1 report on Oct 5, with 413 schools disrupted that morning and classes cancelled.
10.4.26 – Sunday, October 4, 2026 (9 videos)
Paris high school students continue blockading classes in protest movement to demand more resources
AP Archive (YouTube)
AP Archive raw footage (Sept 29) of students blockading Colbert high school in Paris, with a student criticizing Parcoursup.
AP Archive (YouTube)
AP Archive raw footage (Sept 29) of students blockading Colbert high school in Paris, with a student criticizing Parcoursup.
Paris high school students continue blockading classes in protest movement to demand more resources
AP Archive (YouTube)
Shorter AP Archive version of the Sept 29 Colbert high school blockade footage in Paris.
AP Archive (YouTube)
Shorter AP Archive version of the Sept 29 Colbert high school blockade footage in Paris.
Blocus des lycées : une semaine au cœur de la colère
Clément Lanot (YouTube)
Video journalist Clément Lanot's 10-minute field report from a week of blockades in Saint-Denis, Paris, Créteil, Pantin and Drancy.
Clément Lanot (YouTube)
Video journalist Clément Lanot's 10-minute field report from a week of blockades in Saint-Denis, Paris, Créteil, Pantin and Drancy.
Mobilisation lycéenne en France : 400 à 500 établissements fermés totalement ou "partiellement"...
Euronews (French) (YouTube)
Euronews (French) report as 400 to 500 schools faced full or partial closure on Oct 5, with injury figures for students and staff.
Euronews (French) (YouTube)
Euronews (French) report as 400 to 500 schools faced full or partial closure on Oct 5, with injury figures for students and staff.
Édouard Geffray sur la mobilisation des lycéens : "24 établissements ont été incendiés et saccagés"
France Inter (YouTube)
France Inter clip of Education Minister Geffray saying 24 schools have been burned and ransacked.
France Inter (YouTube)
France Inter clip of Education Minister Geffray saying 24 schools have been burned and ransacked.
Un lycéen répond aux annonces d'E. Geffray
franceinfo (YouTube)
franceinfo clip of a USL student union leader calling Minister Geffray's announcements far from enough.
franceinfo (YouTube)
franceinfo clip of a USL student union leader calling Minister Geffray's announcements far from enough.
Lycéens, étudiants, professeurs : une nouvelle journée de mobilisation se prépare
franceinfo (YouTube)
franceinfo segment on the build-up to Tuesday's (Oct 6) day of action joined by university students, teachers and an inter-union coalition.
franceinfo (YouTube)
franceinfo segment on the build-up to Tuesday's (Oct 6) day of action joined by university students, teachers and an inter-union coalition.
Blocage des lycées : Gérald Darmanin souhaite faire "payer les réparations" aux parents
RTL (YouTube)
Short RTL clip of Gérald Darmanin saying parents should be made to pay for repairs of blockade damage.
RTL (YouTube)
Short RTL clip of Gérald Darmanin saying parents should be made to pay for repairs of blockade damage.
🔴 Blocages des lycées : entre 400 et 500 établissements seront fermés lundi｜TF1 INFO
TF1 INFO (YouTube)
TF1 update: the minister says 400 to 500 schools will suspend classes on Monday Oct 5 and more than 20 schools were burned or ransacked.
TF1 INFO (YouTube)
TF1 update: the minister says 400 to 500 schools will suspend classes on Monday Oct 5 and more than 20 schools were burned or ransacked.
10.3.26 – Saturday, October 3, 2026 (3 videos)
Fervor and fire at French school protests
CBS Mornings (YouTube)
CBS Mornings report by Holly Williams on the protests and violent clashes with police.
CBS Mornings (YouTube)
CBS Mornings report by Holly Williams on the protests and violent clashes with police.
Students and police clash as France struggles to quell school protests
Reuters (YouTube)
Reuters footage of police firing tear gas at students as some teachers called the students' demands legitimate.
Reuters (YouTube)
Reuters footage of police firing tear gas at students as some teachers called the students' demands legitimate.
Colère des lycéens : des commerces et associations saccagés près des lycées｜TF1 INFO
TF1 INFO (YouTube)
TF1 report on shops and community groups near schools that were ransacked during the week of protests.
TF1 INFO (YouTube)
TF1 report on shops and community groups near schools that were ransacked during the week of protests.
10.2.26 – Friday, October 2, 2026 (37 videos)
Hundreds of French schools closed amid student protests
ABC News (YouTube)
ABC News report as hundreds of schools closed and the PM said 40 head teachers had been injured.
ABC News (YouTube)
ABC News report as hundreds of schools closed and the PM said 40 head teachers had been injured.
Une mère de famille dénonce les violences policières contre les lycéens
AJ+ français (YouTube)
AJ+ français clip in which a mother denounces police violence against students at a blockade in Aubervilliers.
AJ+ français (YouTube)
AJ+ français clip in which a mother denounces police violence against students at a blockade in Aubervilliers.
Paris police clash with high school students in protests over conditions
Associated Press (YouTube)
AP footage of riot police firing tear gas at hundreds of high school students in Paris on Oct 2.
Associated Press (YouTube)
AP footage of riot police firing tear gas at hundreds of high school students in Paris on Oct 2.
Colère des lycéens: Édouard Geffray juge que "dans la rue, les enfants sont en danger"
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV clip of Education Minister Geffray saying 'in the street, children are in danger'.
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV clip of Education Minister Geffray saying 'in the street, children are in danger'.
Colère lycéenne: une femme s'opposant aux dégradations brûlée au visage à Marseille
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV report on a woman burned in the face in Marseille after objecting to vandalism during a student protest.
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV report on a woman burned in the face in Marseille after objecting to vandalism during a student protest.
Blocage des lycées: un proviseur participe à une "battle d'aura"
BFMTV (YouTube)
Viral BFMTV clip of a school principal joining students in an 'aura battle' at a blockade.
BFMTV (YouTube)
Viral BFMTV clip of a school principal joining students in an 'aura battle' at a blockade.
Blocus : ces lycéens ont rencontré le ministre de l'Education nationale
C quoi l'info ? (YouTube)
C quoi l'info ? youth news clip interviewing a USL student union leader after student representatives met Education Minister Geffray.
C quoi l'info ? (YouTube)
C quoi l'info ? youth news clip interviewing a USL student union leader after student representatives met Education Minister Geffray.
Schools barricaded, burned in France as students protest poor conditions
CBS Evening News (YouTube)
CBS Evening News report by Holly Williams on schools barricaded and burned.
CBS Evening News (YouTube)
CBS Evening News report by Holly Williams on schools barricaded and burned.
Student protests spread from Paris, with violent clashes forcing hundreds of high schools to close
CBS Pittsburgh (YouTube)
CBS Pittsburgh clip as more than 560 schools were closed or disrupted.
CBS Pittsburgh (YouTube)
CBS Pittsburgh clip as more than 560 schools were closed or disrupted.
Des policiers visés par des tirs de mortiers d'artifice à Paris - Blocus des Lycées
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
CLPRESS footage of police targeted by fireworks mortars near blockaded schools in Paris on Oct 2.
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
CLPRESS footage of police targeted by fireworks mortars near blockaded schools in Paris on Oct 2.
Une personne âgée évacuée par les lycéens des gaz lacrymogènes dans les tensions avec la police
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
Short CLPRESS clip of students helping an elderly person away from tear gas during clashes with police.
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
Short CLPRESS clip of students helping an elderly person away from tear gas during clashes with police.
Tensions, incendies, barricades et heurts entre lycéens et forces de l'ordre à Pantin
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
CLPRESS footage of fires, barricades and clashes between students and police in Pantin on Oct 2.
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
CLPRESS footage of fires, barricades and clashes between students and police in Pantin on Oct 2.
Fortes tensions entre lycéens et policiers sur le blocus du lycée Beaugrenelle à Paris
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
CLPRESS footage of sharp tensions between students and police at the blockade of Lycée Beaugrenelle in Paris.
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
CLPRESS footage of sharp tensions between students and police at the blockade of Lycée Beaugrenelle in Paris.
Protests erupt in Spain & France over housing costs & school conditions
CNN (YouTube)
CNN segment on the French school protests alongside housing protests in Spain, linking student anger to strained education spending.
CNN (YouTube)
CNN segment on the French school protests alongside housing protests in Spain, linking student anger to strained education spending.
▶ Watch
French students clash with police as school protests spread nationwide
Euronews (euronews.com)
Euronews footage of students in Paris, Toulouse and Lille clashing with police as they demand better school resources.
Euronews (euronews.com)
Euronews footage of students in Paris, Toulouse and Lille clashing with police as they demand better school resources.
"Nous ne lâcherons rien" : les organisations lycéennes appellent à poursuivre la mobilisation
Euronews (French) (YouTube)
Euronews (French) report as student organizations vowed 'we won't give up' and called for more protests.
Euronews (French) (YouTube)
Euronews (French) report as student organizations vowed 'we won't give up' and called for more protests.
Blocus des lycées : une policière poursuivie et frappée par plusieurs jeunes à Paris
Europe 1 (YouTube)
Europe 1 report on a police officer chased and beaten by several youths near a Paris school blockade.
Europe 1 (YouTube)
Europe 1 report on a police officer chased and beaten by several youths near a Paris school blockade.
French riot police clash with students protesting lack of school resources #foxnews #fox
Fox News (YouTube)
Short Fox News clip of riot police clashing with student protesters.
Fox News (YouTube)
Short Fox News clip of riot police clashing with student protesters.
▶ Watch
France school protests 'rapidly becoming out of control'
France 24 (france24.com)
France 24's Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi explains why students are protesting and how the demonstrations spiraled into violence, as more than 560 schools were closed or disrupted (4:55).
France 24 (france24.com)
France 24's Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi explains why students are protesting and how the demonstrations spiraled into violence, as more than 560 schools were closed or disrupted (4:55).
Lycées bloqués : quand la colère étudiante change de nature • FRANCE 24
France 24 (French) (YouTube)
France 24 (French) studio interview with Sciences Po lecturer Philippe Moreau-Chevrolet on how the movement's nature is changing.
France 24 (French) (YouTube)
France 24 (French) studio interview with Sciences Po lecturer Philippe Moreau-Chevrolet on how the movement's nature is changing.
Students and police clash as France struggles to quell school protests • FRANCE 24 English
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English footage of riot police clashing with students in cities across France on Oct 2.
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English footage of riot police clashing with students in cities across France on Oct 2.
France closes 400 high schools as teens protests escalate • FRANCE 24 English
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English live report by Olivia Bizot as almost 400 high schools closed on Oct 2.
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English live report by Olivia Bizot as almost 400 high schools closed on Oct 2.
'Apocalyptic scenes' as France school protests escalate • FRANCE 24 English
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English report from Aubervilliers describing 'apocalyptic scenes' after the protests.
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English report from Aubervilliers describing 'apocalyptic scenes' after the protests.
French student unions vow to continue protests • FRANCE 24 English
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English feature tracing the movement from scattered school protests to a national movement, with student unions vowing to continue.
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English feature tracing the movement from scattered school protests to a national movement, with student unions vowing to continue.
Amid French school protests, students seek 'respect, dignity and decent working conditions'
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English interview with sociologist Éric Fassin, who sees the protests as a demand for equality and dignity.
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English interview with sociologist Éric Fassin, who sees the protests as a demand for equality and dignity.
Blocage des lycées : le mouvement sur les réseaux sociaux
France 3 Centre-Val de Loire (YouTube)
France 3 Centre-Val de Loire report on how social media is driving the blockades.
France 3 Centre-Val de Loire (YouTube)
France 3 Centre-Val de Loire report on how social media is driving the blockades.
Blocage des lycées : une mobilisation hors de contrôle
franceinfo (YouTube)
franceinfo (France 2 midday news) report on new violence Oct 2, with 564 schools disrupted and some 20 universities blockaded.
franceinfo (YouTube)
franceinfo (France 2 midday news) report on new violence Oct 2, with 564 schools disrupted and some 20 universities blockaded.
Nouvelle journée de mobilisation lycéenne
franceinfo (YouTube)
franceinfo update on Oct 2: 735 schools disrupted and 1,747 arrests reported by the Interior Ministry.
franceinfo (YouTube)
franceinfo update on Oct 2: 735 schools disrupted and 1,747 arrests reported by the Interior Ministry.
French high school blockades turn violent, as riot police confront agitators
Global News (YouTube)
Global News report on clashes in Paris as about 400 schools closed.
Global News (YouTube)
Global News report on clashes in Paris as about 400 schools closed.
Fires burn as French students protest against lack of investment in education
Guardian News (YouTube)
Guardian footage of thousands of Paris teens protesting underinvestment, classes of up to 40 and crumbling buildings.
Guardian News (YouTube)
Guardian footage of thousands of Paris teens protesting underinvestment, classes of up to 40 and crumbling buildings.
Blocage des lycées : les organisateurs appellent à poursuivre le mouvement
Le Monde (YouTube)
Le Monde video: after meeting the minister on Oct 2, student organizations call for blockades to continue and an 'Act III' on Oct 6.
Le Monde (YouTube)
Le Monde video: after meeting the minister on Oct 2, student organizations call for blockades to continue and an 'Act III' on Oct 6.
Les annonces du ministre aux lycéens
Le Progrès (YouTube)
Le Progrès report on Minister Geffray's announcements to student unions, including restoring 'school democracy' and a plan for replacing absent teachers.
Le Progrès (YouTube)
Le Progrès report on Minister Geffray's announcements to student unions, including restoring 'school democracy' and a plan for replacing absent teachers.
Les syndicats lycéens appellent à poursuivre la mobilisation
M6 Info (YouTube)
M6 Info report as student unions, after meeting the education minister, said they got no concrete commitments and called an 'Act III' on Oct 6.
M6 Info (YouTube)
M6 Info report as student unions, after meeting the education minister, said they got no concrete commitments and called an 'Act III' on Oct 6.
Student protests in France take violent turn
NBC News (YouTube)
NBC News report by Richard Engel as the protests took a violent turn.
NBC News (YouTube)
NBC News report by Richard Engel as the protests took a violent turn.
Police clash with student protests in France
Reuters (YouTube)
Reuters footage of firecrackers launched at riot police during clashes with students in Pantin.
Reuters (YouTube)
Reuters footage of firecrackers launched at riot police during clashes with students in Pantin.
Hundreds of French schools shut as protests turn violent
The Independent (YouTube)
The Independent footage of a barricade burning outside a Paris school as about 400 schools stayed shut.
The Independent (YouTube)
The Independent footage of a barricade burning outside a Paris school as about 400 schools stayed shut.
Violent French Student Riots And School Arson Are 'Completely Out Of Control' | Adam Sage
Times Radio (YouTube)
Times Radio interview with The Times' Paris correspondent Adam Sage, who calls the violence 'completely out of control'.
Times Radio (YouTube)
Times Radio interview with The Times' Paris correspondent Adam Sage, who calls the violence 'completely out of control'.
10.1.26 – Thursday, October 1, 2026 (34 videos)
French student protests turn violent nationwide
7NEWS Australia (YouTube)
7NEWS Australia clip: nearly 2,000 students arrested and 300+ police injured as protests turned violent.
7NEWS Australia (YouTube)
7NEWS Australia clip: nearly 2,000 students arrested and 300+ police injured as protests turned violent.
Manifestation des lycéens de Montval-sur-Loir : quelles revendications ?
Actu (YouTube)
Actu.fr footage of 200 to 300 students marching in Montval-sur-Loir (Sarthe) for better teaching conditions on Oct 1.
Actu (YouTube)
Actu.fr footage of 200 to 300 students marching in Montval-sur-Loir (Sarthe) for better teaching conditions on Oct 1.
Police use tear gas to disperse students protesting in Paris
Associated Press (YouTube)
AP footage of police firing tear gas at masked protesters around a bonfire outside a barricaded Paris high school.
Associated Press (YouTube)
AP footage of police firing tear gas at masked protesters around a bonfire outside a barricaded Paris high school.
Un feu allumé devant le lycée Berthelot de Pantin et des tirs de mortier sur des lycéens
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV footage of a fire lit outside the Berthelot high school in Pantin and fireworks mortars fired at students.
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV footage of a fire lit outside the Berthelot high school in Pantin and fireworks mortars fired at students.
Blocus des lycées: Paris, Marseille...Un déferlement de violences
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV montage of violence at blockades in Paris, Marseille and elsewhere on Oct 2.
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV montage of violence at blockades in Paris, Marseille and elsewhere on Oct 2.
Le mouvement de colère des lycéens s’intensifie
Brut (YouTube)
Brut update as the movement intensified to 356 disrupted schools and 625 arrests.
Brut (YouTube)
Brut update as the movement intensified to 356 disrupted schools and 625 arrests.
Blocage des lycées : le Premier ministre Sébastien Lecornu convoque une cellule de crise à 13h
Brut (YouTube)
Brief Brut clip announcing that PM Sébastien Lecornu had called a crisis meeting on the blockades for 1 pm on Oct 1.
Brut (YouTube)
Brief Brut clip announcing that PM Sébastien Lecornu had called a crisis meeting on the blockades for 1 pm on Oct 1.
Why French teens are protesting right now
CBS News (YouTube)
CBS News explainer on why French teens are protesting overcrowded, underfunded schools.
CBS News (YouTube)
CBS News explainer on why French teens are protesting overcrowded, underfunded schools.
Blocus du lycée Claude Monet dans le 13ème arrondissement de Paris
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
CLPRESS footage of the blockade of Lycée Claude Monet in Paris's 13th arrondissement on Oct 1.
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
CLPRESS footage of the blockade of Lycée Claude Monet in Paris's 13th arrondissement on Oct 1.
French high school protests intensify
CNN (YouTube)
CNN report from Aubervilliers by Saskya Vandoorne as university students joined high schoolers in clashes with police.
CNN (YouTube)
CNN report from Aubervilliers by Saskya Vandoorne as university students joined high schoolers in clashes with police.
School students in France protest against deteriorating classroom conditions | DW News
DW News (YouTube)
DW News footage of students setting bins on fire and blockading schools over overcrowding, teacher shortages and crumbling facilities.
DW News (YouTube)
DW News footage of students setting bins on fire and blockading schools over overcrowding, teacher shortages and crumbling facilities.
French protests over school conditions spread as students set fires and put up blockades
Euronews (YouTube)
Euronews English report as university students joined the high schoolers and incidents spread to several cities (and to Liège, Belgium).
Euronews (YouTube)
Euronews English report as university students joined the high schoolers and incidents spread to several cities (and to Liège, Belgium).
Blocus des lycées : un mouvement de plus en plus violent
Europe 1 (YouTube)
Europe 1 report on a new day of protest marked by clashes and damage in Lille, Rennes and Bordeaux.
Europe 1 (YouTube)
Europe 1 report on a new day of protest marked by clashes and damage in Lille, Rennes and Bordeaux.
Blocus des lycées : la mobilisation continue, appel à un "acte deux" jeudi • FRANCE 24
France 24 (French) (YouTube)
France 24 (French) report on the continuing movement and the student union's call for an 'Act II' on Thursday Oct 1.
France 24 (French) (YouTube)
France 24 (French) report on the continuing movement and the student union's call for an 'Act II' on Thursday Oct 1.
High school set ablaze as French teens protest • FRANCE 24 English
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 footage of the entrance hall of a Nantes high school (Lycée Nelson-Mandela) set ablaze on Oct 1.
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 footage of the entrance hall of a Nantes high school (Lycée Nelson-Mandela) set ablaze on Oct 1.
Teens block high schools across France, demand better conditions • FRANCE 24 English
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English report as PM Lecornu convened a crisis meeting and cancelled ministers' trips over the nationwide protests.
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English report as PM Lecornu convened a crisis meeting and cancelled ministers' trips over the nationwide protests.
Why are French students blocking their school entrances? • FRANCE 24 English
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English explainer on what students forming 'blocus' at school entrances are asking for.
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English explainer on what students forming 'blocus' at school entrances are asking for.
Students face riot police as protests over school conditions escalate in France • FRANCE 24
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English footage of students facing riot police as protests over school conditions escalated.
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English footage of students facing riot police as protests over school conditions escalated.
Hundreds held, dozens wounded as French school protests escalate • FRANCE 24 English
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English report: more than 600 detained and dozens of police wounded as the protests escalated.
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English report: more than 600 detained and dozens of police wounded as the protests escalated.
Édouard Geffray (ministre de l’Éducation nationale) : "Le mouvement des lycéens est pris en otage"
franceinfo (YouTube)
franceinfo clip of Education Minister Édouard Geffray on the Oct 1 evening news saying the student movement has been 'taken hostage' by violence.
franceinfo (YouTube)
franceinfo clip of Education Minister Édouard Geffray on the Oct 1 evening news saying the student movement has been 'taken hostage' by violence.
Blocus des lycées et des universités : je fais le point 👉
HugoDécrypte (YouTube)
HugoDécrypte update on the spreading blockades of high schools and universities.
HugoDécrypte (YouTube)
HugoDécrypte update on the spreading blockades of high schools and universities.
Blocage des lycées
Journal L'Indépendant (YouTube)
L'Indépendant footage from Perpignan, where a day of blockades brought 14 arrests, fires and a girl injured in the head.
Journal L'Indépendant (YouTube)
L'Indépendant footage from Perpignan, where a day of blockades brought 14 arrests, fires and a girl injured in the head.
Les images des lycées délabrés pour comprendre pourquoi les élèves se mobilisent
Le HuffPost (YouTube)
HuffPost compilation of images of dilapidated schools (collapsing ceilings, leaks, rats) that explain why students are mobilizing.
Le HuffPost (YouTube)
HuffPost compilation of images of dilapidated schools (collapsing ceilings, leaks, rats) that explain why students are mobilizing.
Ces lycées délabrés poussent les élèves à se mobiliser
Le HuffPost (YouTube)
HuffPost video showing dilapidated high schools that are pushing students to mobilize.
Le HuffPost (YouTube)
HuffPost video showing dilapidated high schools that are pushing students to mobilize.
Blocages des lycées : les élèves et les enseignants expliquent pourquoi ils manifestent
Le Monde (YouTube)
Le Monde video in which students and teachers in Saint-Denis, Lille and Bordeaux explain why they are protesting ('we have cockroaches in the classrooms').
Le Monde (YouTube)
Le Monde video in which students and teachers in Saint-Denis, Lille and Bordeaux explain why they are protesting ('we have cockroaches in the classrooms').
Blocus des lycées : pourquoi le mouvement s’embrase partout en France
Le Parisien (YouTube)
Le Parisien explainer tracing the movement from the Saint-Exupéry high school in Créteil (Sept 17) to nationwide unrest.
Le Parisien (YouTube)
Le Parisien explainer tracing the movement from the Saint-Exupéry high school in Créteil (Sept 17) to nationwide unrest.
Blocage des lycées : les raisons de la colère
Le Point (YouTube)
Le Point explainer on the reasons for the anger: teacher shortages, overcrowded classes, run-down buildings and Parcoursup.
Le Point (YouTube)
Le Point explainer on the reasons for the anger: teacher shortages, overcrowded classes, run-down buildings and Parcoursup.
Les blocus de lycées dégénèrent
M6 Info (YouTube)
M6 Info report as blockades turned violent: a Nantes school burned, a fire truck looted and burned in Marseille, clashes in Toulouse, Rennes, Nice and Antibes.
M6 Info (YouTube)
M6 Info report as blockades turned violent: a Nantes school burned, a fire truck looted and burned in Marseille, clashes in Toulouse, Rennes, Nice and Antibes.
French Students CLASH With Riot Police During Chaotic Protest Over School Resource Shortage
New York Post (YouTube)
New York Post footage of students clashing with riot police on Oct 1 over underfunded schools.
New York Post (YouTube)
New York Post footage of students clashing with riot police on Oct 1 over underfunded schools.
▶ Watch
VIDÉO. Blocus des lycées : la mobilisation se tend, les violences se multiplient
Ouest-France
Ouest-France video explainer on the escalation Oct 1, including the fire at Lycée Nelson-Mandela in Nantes and the movement's demands.
Ouest-France
Ouest-France video explainer on the escalation Oct 1, including the fire at Lycée Nelson-Mandela in Nantes and the movement's demands.
▶ Watch
VIDÉO. Blocage des lycées : à Lisieux, les lycéens chantent "La Marseillaise" devant Fremont
Ouest-France
About 400 students in Lisieux (Calvados) march calmly between schools and sing the national anthem outside the Institut Frémont.
Ouest-France
About 400 students in Lisieux (Calvados) march calmly between schools and sing the national anthem outside the Institut Frémont.
French high school student protests intensify
Reuters (YouTube)
Reuters footage of riot police clashing with students demanding better learning conditions and school funding.
Reuters (YouTube)
Reuters footage of riot police clashing with students demanding better learning conditions and school funding.
Lycées : les questions autour du mouvement｜TF1 INFO
TF1 INFO (YouTube)
TF1 report on questions raised by the movement after school fires in Lille, Lyon, Nantes and Bordeaux.
TF1 INFO (YouTube)
TF1 report on questions raised by the movement after school fires in Lille, Lyon, Nantes and Bordeaux.
Over 1,000 detained as French high school student protests escalate
TRT World (YouTube)
TRT World report: over 1,000 people, mostly minors, detained in two days as blockades spread.
TRT World (YouTube)
TRT World report: over 1,000 people, mostly minors, detained in two days as blockades spread.
9.30.26 – Wednesday, September 30, 2026 (14 videos)
Blocus des lycées: 2e journée de mobilisation
AFP (YouTube)
AFP report on the second national day of the movement (Sept 30), marred by violence condemned by President Macron, as the USL called for an 'Act II'.
AFP (YouTube)
AFP report on the second national day of the movement (Sept 30), marred by violence condemned by President Macron, as the USL called for an 'Act II'.
Un lycéen a été blessé au visage lors du blocus de son lycée. L’IGPN est saisi.
Brut (YouTube)
Brut report on a student injured in the face at a blockade in Tours, with a police LBD (rubber-bullet launcher) shot alleged and the IGPN investigating.
Brut (YouTube)
Brut report on a student injured in the face at a blockade in Tours, with a police LBD (rubber-bullet launcher) shot alleged and the IGPN investigating.
Les lycéens face aux forces de l'ordre à Paris pour clamer leur revendications
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
CLPRESS footage of students facing police in Paris after the wooden main door of Lycée Dorian was set on fire on Sept 30.
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
CLPRESS footage of students facing police in Paris after the wooden main door of Lycée Dorian was set on fire on Sept 30.
Éducation : les blocus de lycées se poursuivent, entachés par des faits de violence
CNEWS (YouTube)
Short CNEWS report as blockades continued in several cities amid acts of violence.
CNEWS (YouTube)
Short CNEWS report as blockades continued in several cities amid acts of violence.
Student protests in France turn violent | DW News
DW News (YouTube)
DW News report as student protests turned violent on the day of a national public-sector strike against budget cuts.
DW News (YouTube)
DW News report as student protests turned violent on the day of a national public-sector strike against budget cuts.
Why France's school students are protesting against their government | DW News
DW News (YouTube)
DW News interview segment with journalist Catherine Field on what is driving the student anger.
DW News (YouTube)
DW News interview segment with journalist Catherine Field on what is driving the student anger.
Clashes between French teens, police as school blockades intensify • FRANCE 24 English
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English footage of teens setting bins on fire and police responding with batons and tear gas, with hundreds detained.
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English footage of teens setting bins on fire and police responding with batons and tear gas, with hundreds detained.
Les blocus des lycées ont été marqués par des violences de lycéens mais aussi de la police
HugoDécrypte (YouTube)
HugoDécrypte recap of blockades marked by violence from some students and also from police.
HugoDécrypte (YouTube)
HugoDécrypte recap of blockades marked by violence from some students and also from police.
Cet élève de 16 ans a été gravement blessé au visage alors qu’il participait au blocage de son lycée
HugoDécrypte (YouTube)
HugoDécrypte report on a 16-year-old seriously injured in the face during a blockade of his school.
HugoDécrypte (YouTube)
HugoDécrypte report on a 16-year-old seriously injured in the face during a blockade of his school.
Student protests escalate across France over cramped classes and teacher shortages
ITV News (YouTube)
ITV News clip on protests over cramped classes and teacher shortages spreading to about 180 schools by Sept 28.
ITV News (YouTube)
ITV News clip on protests over cramped classes and teacher shortages spreading to about 180 schools by Sept 28.
Lycées bloqués, dégradations : la mobilisation se poursuit
Le Télégramme (YouTube)
Le Télégramme report from Brittany: the Coëtlogon vocational school in Rennes ransacked and the private Fénelon school in Brest joining the movement.
Le Télégramme (YouTube)
Le Télégramme report from Brittany: the Coëtlogon vocational school in Rennes ransacked and the private Fénelon school in Brest joining the movement.
Le personnel éducatif victime de violences en marge des blocages lycéens
M6 Info (YouTube)
M6 Info report on about thirty school staff injured in violence around the blockades, from Toulouse to Lille.
M6 Info (YouTube)
M6 Info report on about thirty school staff injured in violence around the blockades, from Toulouse to Lille.
Les blocus de lycées se poursuivent
M6 Info (YouTube)
M6 Info report as blockades continued Sept 30, including Saint-Denis students backed by parents and teachers asking to meet the education minister.
M6 Info (YouTube)
M6 Info report as blockades continued Sept 30, including Saint-Denis students backed by parents and teachers asking to meet the education minister.
French teens clash with police over school blockades, more than 400 people detained
The Straits Times (YouTube)
Straits Times clip of French teens clashing with police at school blockades, with more than 400 detained.
The Straits Times (YouTube)
Straits Times clip of French teens clashing with police at school blockades, with more than 400 detained.
9.29.26 – Tuesday, September 29, 2026 (13 videos)
Blocus : Un lycéen blessé au visage après le tir d'un projectile par un policier
20 Minutes France (YouTube)
20 Minutes report on a student injured in the face by a projectile fired by a police officer at a blockade in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône (Val-d'Oise) on Sept 28; the police watchdog IGPN opened an inquiry.
20 Minutes France (YouTube)
20 Minutes report on a student injured in the face by a projectile fired by a police officer at a blockade in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône (Val-d'Oise) on Sept 28; the police watchdog IGPN opened an inquiry.
Blocus des lycées: la mobilisation s'amplifie
AFP (YouTube)
AFP report as the movement spread from the Paris region to many cities on Sept 29, with 40 arrests near blockaded schools.
AFP (YouTube)
AFP report as the movement spread from the Paris region to many cities on Sept 29, with 40 arrests near blockaded schools.
Blocage des lycées: un concours de pompes entre un lycéen et un policier
BFMTV (YouTube)
Viral 17-second clip of a student and a police officer having a push-up contest outside a blockaded high school on Sept 29.
BFMTV (YouTube)
Viral 17-second clip of a student and a police officer having a push-up contest outside a blockaded high school on Sept 29.
Blocus des lycées: 338 établissements scolaires perturbés, 40 entièrement bloqués en tout
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV update with footage as 338 schools were disrupted and 40 fully blockaded on Sept 29.
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV update with footage as 338 schools were disrupted and 40 fully blockaded on Sept 29.
'Class sizes of more than 36 people': School protests continue in Paris and beyond • FRANCE 24
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English live report from outside Lycée Hélène Boucher in Paris, where students cite class sizes of more than 36.
France 24 English (YouTube)
France 24 English live report from outside Lycée Hélène Boucher in Paris, where students cite class sizes of more than 36.
▶ Watch
VIDEO. Les blocages de lycées se multiplient et la contestation se répand partout en France
franceinfo / France 2
France 2 midday-news report on Sept 29 showing blockades and clashes in Lille, Strasbourg, Nice, Paris and Saint-Denis as nearly 80 schools were blocked.
franceinfo / France 2
France 2 midday-news report on Sept 29 showing blockades and clashes in Lille, Strasbourg, Nice, Paris and Saint-Denis as nearly 80 schools were blocked.
Blocage en cours au lycée Jules Ferry de Cannes
Groupe Nice-Matin (YouTube)
Nice-Matin footage of a blockade underway at the Jules Ferry high school in Cannes.
Groupe Nice-Matin (YouTube)
Nice-Matin footage of a blockade underway at the Jules Ferry high school in Cannes.
Students across France protest over poor school conditions
Guardian News (YouTube)
Guardian footage of torched bins and e-bikes outside a school as masked teenagers protest teacher shortages and poor conditions.
Guardian News (YouTube)
Guardian footage of torched bins and e-bikes outside a school as masked teenagers protest teacher shortages and poor conditions.
▶ Watch
Les élèves du lycée Hélène Boucher à Paris 20e nous expliquent pourquoi ils manifestent aujourd'hui devant leur établissement.
HugoDécrypte (TikTok)
Students outside Lycée Hélène Boucher in Paris's 20th arrondissement explain why they are protesting.
HugoDécrypte (TikTok)
Students outside Lycée Hélène Boucher in Paris's 20th arrondissement explain why they are protesting.
Blocus : les professeurs forment une chaîne humaine devant les gendarmes pour protéger les élèves
HugoDécrypte (YouTube)
Short HugoDécrypte clip of teachers forming a human chain between gendarmes and their students at a blockade.
HugoDécrypte (YouTube)
Short HugoDécrypte clip of teachers forming a human chain between gendarmes and their students at a blockade.
Blocus des lycées : pourquoi ?
HugoDécrypte (YouTube)
HugoDécrypte explainer on why high school students are blockading their schools.
HugoDécrypte (YouTube)
HugoDécrypte explainer on why high school students are blockading their schools.
Blocage des lycées : Les origines de la colère
Le Dauphiné Libéré (YouTube)
Le Dauphiné Libéré explainer on the origins of the anger: teacher and nurse shortages, overloaded timetables and Parcoursup, after the USL union's Sept 29 national call.
Le Dauphiné Libéré (YouTube)
Le Dauphiné Libéré explainer on the origins of the anger: teacher and nurse shortages, overloaded timetables and Parcoursup, after the USL union's Sept 29 national call.
🏫 Blocus des lycées : que revendiquent les élèves ?
Le Dauphiné Libéré (YouTube)
Le Dauphiné Libéré short report in which students explain their demands.
Le Dauphiné Libéré (YouTube)
Le Dauphiné Libéré short report in which students explain their demands.
9.28.26 – Monday, September 28, 2026 (5 videos)
Blocus des lycées: depuis une semaine, de nombreux élèves bloquent l'accès à des établissements
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV report on the first week of school blockades and the political row after PM Sébastien Lecornu accused La France insoumise of 'irresponsible one-upmanship'.
BFMTV (YouTube)
BFMTV report on the first week of school blockades and the political row after PM Sébastien Lecornu accused La France insoumise of 'irresponsible one-upmanship'.
"Soutenir les jeunes" : blocus d'un lycée à Créteil pour demander plus de moyens
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
Short clip of students blockading the Gutenberg vocational high school in Créteil on Sept 28 over building conditions, overcrowded classes and lack of resources; Education Minister Édouard Geffray visited later that morning.
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
Short clip of students blockading the Gutenberg vocational high school in Créteil on Sept 28 over building conditions, overcrowded classes and lack of resources; Education Minister Édouard Geffray visited later that morning.
Blocus d'un lycée à Créteil pour dénoncer l'état du bâtiment et le manque de moyen - Lycéens
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
Extended (16-min) raw footage of the Sept 28 student blockade at the Gutenberg high school in Créteil, near where the movement began.
CLPRESS (news agency) (YouTube)
Extended (16-min) raw footage of the Sept 28 student blockade at the Gutenberg high school in Créteil, near where the movement began.
Lycées bloqués : "On dirait qu'on est un élevage"
Journal l'Humanité (YouTube)
Students at the Paul-Éluard and Frédéric-Bartholdi high schools in Saint-Denis describe rats, crumbling buildings and missing teachers during a Sept 28 protest.
Journal l'Humanité (YouTube)
Students at the Paul-Éluard and Frédéric-Bartholdi high schools in Saint-Denis describe rats, crumbling buildings and missing teachers during a Sept 28 protest.
Blocus de lycées : À Saint-Denis, une mobilisation combative pour « être traité comme dans le 16e »
Le HuffPost (YouTube)
HuffPost report from a Sept 28 blockade in Saint-Denis, where students say they want to be 'treated like the 16th arrondissement' (a wealthy Paris district).
Le HuffPost (YouTube)
HuffPost report from a Sept 28 blockade in Saint-Denis, where students say they want to be 'treated like the 16th arrondissement' (a wealthy Paris district).
9.24.26 – Thursday, September 24, 2026 (1 videos)
▶ Watch
Les élèves du lycée Saint-Exupéry à Créteil auront d'avance pas leur bac !
Booska-P (TikTok)
Early viral interview with eight students from the Créteil school where the movement began, describing missing teachers and blocked internships; franceinfo reported it reached 1.5 million TikTok views.
Booska-P (TikTok)
Early viral interview with eight students from the Créteil school where the movement began, describing missing teachers and blocked internships; franceinfo reported it reached 1.5 million TikTok views.
9.21.26 – Monday, September 21, 2026 (1 videos)
▶ Watch
La vraie jeunesse, c'est ça. [...] Au lycée Saint-Exupéry de Créteil, les élèves ont bloqué leur lycée...
Louis Boyard, LFI MP (X)
Early video of the Créteil Saint-Exupéry blockade posted by a La France insoumise MP; franceinfo reported about 520,000 views (partisan source, but part of how the movement spread).
Louis Boyard, LFI MP (X)
Early video of the Créteil Saint-Exupéry blockade posted by a La France insoumise MP; franceinfo reported about 520,000 views (partisan source, but part of how the movement spread).
Videos are hosted by the outlets listed and open on their own sites. Some sources lean partisan or opinion; they are labeled by outlet so you can judge for yourself.
