A protester juggles tennis balls in front French Republican Security Corps (CRS - Compagnies Republicaines de Securite) police officers during a demonstration of high-school students at Place de la Bastille, in Paris, on October 8, 2026, as part of a nationwide protest movement over learning conditions. Since late September, pupils have barred the entrances to hundreds of schools, complaining of teacher absences, overloaded timetables, dilapidated classrooms and buildings ill-adapted to rising temperatures, among other grievances. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)