Nationwide student protests and violent school riots have disrupted over 700 secondary schools and led to roughly 5,000 arrests across France. What began in late September 2026 as peaceful blockades in the low-income Paris suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis has rapidly escalated into a major public order crisis for President Emmanuel Macron's government. October 1-6, 2026 I 📸: tnicholsonphoto + guy.smallman +anadoluimages I #GettyImages #GettyImagesNews