WorldPingPolice fired tear gas at protesters blockading French high schools on Tuesday as students, teachers and parents took to the streets on the biggest day of action in a wave of demonstrations against understaffed and dilapidated classrooms.
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WorldPingTens of thousands of demonstrators marched in cities across France on Tuesday in support of protests by school pupils demanding more education funding, increasing pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron.
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Nationwide protests across France continued for a third week as demonstrators rallied against poor school conditions.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
Live: French PM denies 'police repression', suspends classes as clashes erupt at student protests — full report at France 24.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
A nationwide day of protest follows more than two weeks of demonstrations and blockades over school conditions. More than 5,000 people have been detained, many of them minors.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Washington Post
WorldPingThe BBC's Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from a large demonstration in northern France.
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WorldPingWe take a look at what exactly French high school students are demanding in their nationwide blockades.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
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