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

France 24 • 08 oct. 03h28

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. 08h40

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. 22h55

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. 18h05

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. 21h18

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. 16h00

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. 23h23

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. 01h54

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. 18h08

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. 17h43

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. 13h41

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. 11h25

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. 09h07

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. 22h43

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 sept. 21h32

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 sept. 21h46

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.