Students from a French international school in Munich held a spontaneous protest on Monday (October 19) in support of the student movement in France which demands better school conditions and government action.nPolice said around fifty students of the Lycée Jean Renoir school participated in the unregistered protest, which ended with a march towards the French consulate in Munich.

A member of the German student movement "Bayerische SchülerInnen Bewegung" said protesters were calling for a variety of thing, including "greater investment in education and are criticizing the shortcomings of the French school system."

Over the weekend, hundreds of thousands took to the streets in various French cities to protest declining and dysfunctional public services, with some peaceful protests hijacked by rioters, leading to vandalism and chaos. The protests followed weeks of student demonstrations with occasional bouts of street violence in France.

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Munich students protest in solidarity with French student movement

VIDEO SHOWS: PROTEST BY STUDENTS IN MUNICH IN SUPPORT OF THE PROTESTS IN FRANCE / COMMENTS BY SPOKESPERSON OF MUNICH POLICE, THOMAS SCHELSHORN AND FROM THE MOVEMENT "BAYERISCHE SCHÜLERINNEN BEWEGUNG (BAVARIAN STUDENTS MOVEMENT), STEVEN SEDEHI

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SHOWS: MUNICH, GERMANY (OCTOBER 19, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS CLAPPING AND CHANTING

2. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING AND CHANTING WITH PROTEST SIGNS

3. PROTEST BANNER (French/German) "INVEST IN OUR EDUCATION"

4. PROTEST SIGN (German) "EXCUSE THE DISTURBANCE, WE ALSO WANT RIGHTS"

5. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS WITH PROTEST BANNERS AND SIGNS IN FRONT OF FRENCH CONSULATE

6. PROTEST SIGN (French) "FINANCE OUR LEARNING NOT GENOCIDES"

7. VARIOUS OF STUDENTS JUMPING AND CHANTING

8. STUDENTS WITH PROTEST BANNERS AND PROTEST SIGNS

9. VARIOUS OF POLICE OFFICERS WATCHING PROTEST

10. (SOUNDBITE) (German) SPOKESPERSON OF MUNICH POLICE, THOMAS SCHELSHORN, SAYING:

"Around 9:15 a.m., we received a report that a gathering had formed in front of a school in the Sendling district of Munich. Upon arrival, we encountered approximately 50 students from a French school who were holding signs as part of this assembly. We have about 30 officers on-site; we also determined that the gathering had not been registered, which constitutes an administrative offence."

11. PROTEST SIGN (German) "A CREATIVE IDEA COULD BE HERE IF THE SCHOOL HADN'T BROKEN MY HABIT OF THINKING"

12. (SOUNDBITE) (German) MEMBER OF "BAYERISCHE SCHÜLERINNEN BEWEGUNG" (BAVARIAN STUDENTS MOVEMENT), STEVEN SEDEHI, SAYING:

"This all originated as a spontaneous demonstration linked to the protests taking place in France. The participants are calling for a variety of things, they are calling for greater investment in education and are criticizing the shortcomings of the French school system—a system they are also required to navigate here in Germany. They are expressing concerns about the long school hours, little participation of students on lessons and they have drafted an eight-point plan with demands."

13. PROTEST SIGN (French) "SORRY FOR THE DISTURBANCE WE ARE TRYING TO SAVE OUR FUTURE"

14. PROTEST IN FRONT OF FRENCH CONSULATE