Police Clash with Students as Education Protests Spread Across France​

Why students in France are protesting

Demonstrations started in the French capital, then spread across the country in the days that followed.

French Students Clash With Police, Set Fires Amid Nationwide School Protests

Paris: Violent clashes broke out between French high school students and police on Friday as a protest movement over education conditions spread nationwide, with fires reported and tear gas used to disperse crowds, AFP reported. Teenagers at lycées — the final stage of French secondary education — have been blocking school entrances and confronting security forces since the agitation began…

Police clash with students as education protests spread across France​

Fires were set in the streets as high school students and others protested a shortage of teachers, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating school buildings, BBC reported. The protests began in Paris last week before spreading nationwide, affecting cities including Montpellier, Nantes and Marseille. French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin said the situation had “gone from high-school student […] The post Police clash with students as education p…