Also known as: French Education Minister Edouard Geffray
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… Earlier, French education minister Édouard Geffray said the crash involved students, while transport minister Philippe Tabarot said he was on his way to the scene. …
Two dead after bus crashes in France, officials sayJoy Online
… Macron said: “Those who have broken, attacked the prefectures as well as businesses, looted even our town halls, will be prosecuted and punished.” The government has made apparent attempts at concessions, with Education Minister Édouard Geffray promising 3,000 extra supply teache …
Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as more than 1,200 arrested after protestsJoy Online
… Education Minister Édouard Geffray is due to visit the scene in southern France with Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez on Monday afternoon. …
Pupil arrested after two teachers shot at French schoolJoy Online
… Education Minister Édouard Geffray said that from the start he had appealed for dialogue rather than school blockades and complained that “ultra-violent elements infiltrated the high-school student movements”. …
Tear gas in Paris and Marseille as school protests grow across FranceJoy Online
… Lessons will be “totally or partly suspended” in some “400 to 500” high schools as security conditions “have not been fulfilled”, Édouard Geffray said. …
France closes up to 500 schools Monday over student protestsJoy Online
… Lessons will be “totally or partly suspended” in some “400 to 500” high schools as security conditions “have not been fulfilled”, Édouard Geffray said. …
France to close up to 500 schools on Monday over student protestsJoy Online
… The teachers are overworked.” Taking to X, French Education Minister Édouard Geffray said students have the right to protest, but condemned reports of violence as “indefensible”. …
More than 400 detained as France student protests escalateJoy Online
… French Education Minister Edouard Geffray said: “No teacher should be afraid to do their job. …
Man jailed after threatening to behead son’s teacher in French villageJoy Online
… French Education Minister Edouard Geffray said: “No teacher should be afraid to do their job. …
Man jailed after threatening to behead son’s teacher in French villageJoy Online
… tions and suggested the platforms should instead do more to filter out dangerous content. ‘Not a toy’ For the countries looking into age restrictions, ensuring effective age verification is a major challenge. “Bans alone won’t be enough,” French Education Minister Édouard Geffray …
France becomes the first EU country to ban social media for childrenOne child and one young adult died when a bus carrying around 70 people left the road and hit a tree in a ditch near Lyon on Friday. Three people are in critical condition and 13 others sustained minor injuries.
6 November 2026 · Joy Online →
One child and one young adult died when a bus carrying around 70 people left the road and hit a tree in a ditch near Lyon on Friday. Three people are in critical condition and 13 others sustained minor injuries.
6 November 2026 · Joy Online →
Violence erupted across France on Saturday as an estimated 550,000 people protested against hardship in schools and the cost of living, with at least 1,200 arrested. Buildings were set alight in Paris and other cities, looting broke out in several areas, and police reported 150 officers injured in the unrest.
18 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A 14-year-old student entered Lakanal middle school in southern France with a shotgun hidden in a guitar case and shot a principal and a teacher before being restrained by staff. No children were harmed and the teachers' injuries are not life-threatening, according to authorities.
12 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated across France as high-school pupil protests expanded to include parents, university students, and unions, with police using tear gas in Paris and Marseille and water cannon in Rennes. The government reported disruptions in 891 high schools on Tuesday and more than 250,000 demonstrators on the streets, while students' unions put the number at 450,000 demonstrators and 1,800 blockaded schools.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Up to 500 French schools will be partially or totally closed on Monday after recent clashes between riot police and student protesters over education standards. The education minister said 24 schools have been burned or ransacked, 78 staff members have been wounded, and the protests, which began last week, have spread beyond Paris to cities including Montpellier, Nantes, and Marseille.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Up to 500 French schools will be partially or totally closed on Monday after clashes between riot police and student protesters over education standards. The French education minister said 24 schools had been burned or ransacked since protests began last week, and 78 education staff members have been wounded.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →
More than 400 people, mostly minors, were detained in France on Tuesday during student protests at high schools over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages. At least 10 teachers and several students and 48 law enforcement officials were injured, with at least 400 schools affected and reports of bins set alight and bus stops damaged.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A 47-year-old man in France received a six-month jail sentence after threatening to behead a female primary school teacher who had disciplined his son in the village of Le Fauga near Toulouse. The teacher has been granted official protection and gone on sick leave.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A 47-year-old man in France received a six-month jail term after threatening to behead a female primary school teacher who had disciplined his son in the southwestern village of Le Fauga. The teacher has been granted official protection and gone on sick leave.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
French lawmakers voted to ban social media use for children under 15, with the bill set to take effect this school year after President Emmanuel Macron signs it into law. The ban makes France the first EU country to impose such a restriction, following Australia's implementation of a ban for under-16s last year.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →