Police fired tear gas at protesters blockading French high schools as students, teachers and parents took to the streets on the biggest day of action ⁠against understaffed and dilapidated classrooms.

Tens of thousands are expected to protest in Paris as students and unions rally over school conditions amid clashes with police. Read more at straitstimes.com.

PARIS: Tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected on the streets of Paris on Tuesday (Oct 6) as France's powerful trade unions join high school students rallying for better conditions in a wave of protests mar

PARIS: Tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected on the streets of Paris on Tuesday (Oct 6) as France's powerful trade unions join high school students rallying for better conditions in a wave of protests mar

French high school students are expected to resume nationwide protests this week, demanding reforms, better school resources and action on inequalities, as authorities prepare for another round of demonstrations that have challenged President Emmanuel Macron's government. Students are calling for improvements to classroom facilities, equal conditions for schools in less affluent areas, changes to the education system and shorter hours spent at school.

The interior ministry said 256,000 people protested nationwide, while US President Donald Trump blamed the unrest in France on “mass migration.”

The interior ministry said 256,000 people protested nationwide, while US President Donald Trump blamed the unrest in France on “mass migration”.

Hundreds arrested in French school protests as Macron calls emergency meeting over unrest and violence in high schools. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The office of the country’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has called for “peaceful” gatherings.

More than 400 schools across France will be fully or partly closed on Monday as authorities prepare for another week of widespread student protests.Education Minister Édouard Geffray said...

Student organizations and youth unions across France are gearing up for a wave of nationwide demonstrations, threatening major disruptions across high schools and university campuses. Organizers are...

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who for days have been demanding better learning conditions in prote...

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who for days have been demanding better learning conditions in prote...

The Interior Ministry estimated that 256,000 people took part in demonstrations across the country on Tuesday, including 56,000 in Paris.

The issues inside France's schools have been brewing since at least 2010, when the country saw a notable fertility spike, with women having on average two to three children that are now high...