Police Use Tear Gas at Paris High School Amid Nationwide Student Protests

France 24 • 08 Oct 03:28

French riot police used tear gas at the Lycée Hélène Boucher in Paris as student demonstrations spread across the country, prompting dozens of arrests and school closures.

Al Jazeera • 07 Oct 08:40

Hundreds of thousands of students, teachers and parents demonstrated nationwide, calling for more teachers, improved facilities and an end to what they see as excessive police force.

PBS • 06 Oct 22:55

Around 250,000 people marched in French cities on Tuesday, demanding increased education funding as clashes with police were reported in several locations.

NPR • 06 Oct 18:05

More than 250,000 people demonstrated across France demanding increased education funding, prompting police use of tear gas and the detention of nearly 500 protesters, including many students.

BBC • 05 Oct 21:18

French authorities are bracing for a coordinated day of demonstrations supporting students demanding more education funding, following weeks of blockades, injuries and thousands of arrests.

CBS News • 05 Oct 16:00

A 15-year-old in Lens was injured when a police-issued stun grenade exploded in his hand as nationwide student protests over school conditions continued across France.

New York Post • 04 Oct 23:23

Police in Marseille detained a teenage boy captured on video spraying a makeshift flamethrower at a woman during nationwide student demonstrations over school conditions.

Fox News • 04 Oct 01:54

French student demonstrations over education funding have turned violent, prompting some U.S. commentators to warn that open-border policies could lead to similar unrest.

DW.com • 02 Oct 18:08

More than 400 French schools remained closed on Friday as student demonstrations over education issues continued, with police reporting around 2,000 arrests and dozens of injuries.

BBC • 02 Oct 17:43

Riot police clashed with demonstrators in several French cities as students protested overcrowded classrooms and teacher shortages, leading to school closures, injuries and arrests.

CBS News • 02 Oct 13:41

Students across France have staged protests over school conditions, leading to fires, police confrontations and the closure of more than 560 high schools, while dozens of staff and students have been injured.

NBC News • 02 Oct 11:25

Around 2,000 arrests have been made since student demonstrations over teacher shortages and school conditions escalated into clashes, leading to the closure of about 400 schools in France.

BBC • 02 Oct 09:07

More than 400 schools in France were shut after student demonstrations over staffing and facility conditions turned violent, leaving dozens of staff and police injured and nearly 2,000 arrests.

PBS • 01 Oct 22:43

High-school students across France have staged demonstrations over school conditions, prompting Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to cancel ministerial trips and convene a crisis meeting.

BBC • 29 Sep 21:32

More than 400 people, mainly students, were taken into police custody during nationwide high school demonstrations in France, while dozens of teachers and officers were injured.

BBC • 28 Sep 21:46

France's prime minister cautioned that further violence in the ongoing high-school protests would be unacceptable, as authorities reported dozens of injuries and arrests across more than 180 schools.