Clashes and Thousands of Arrests as Education Protests Sweep French Cities

Students, teachers and parents took to the streets in cities across France on Tuesday, demanding better conditions in schools during widespread protests over education.

The demonstrations were marked by confrontations with police and thousands of arrests. Those taking part united around calls to improve the conditions in which children learn and teachers work.

The government announced an injury toll, which Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu described as the largest suffered by the education system in decades. No specific injury figure was provided in the available summary.

The unrest brought demands over school conditions into direct confrontation with the authorities. Further details on the circumstances of the clashes and the arrests were not immediately available.