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.

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.

France-wide student and teacher protests demand better schools amid clashes with riot police, school blockades, and government promises.

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

Mass protests over decrepit conditions at France's high schools descended into sporadic violence Tuesday, leading to nearly 500 arrests and prompting President Emmanuel Macron to call an emergency meeting.…

Student protests have grown in scale and intensity, with violent clashes in some places leading to hundreds of arrests and dozens of injuries.