Watch: Why are students protesting at schools in France?
Hundreds of individuals, mostly minors, have been arrested and dozens injured as a wave of school protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages spreads throughout France, authorities say.
Hundreds of individuals, mostly minors, have been arrested and dozens injured as a wave of school protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages spreads throughout France, authorities say.
Key points
- The demonstrations began in Paris last week but have escalated to cities including Dijon, Lyon, Strasbourg, Lille and Marseille, with teenagers blockading their schools for days.
- The BBC's Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield is in Paris as the protests stretch into their second week.
- Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.
What happened
For context, the demonstrations began in Paris last week but have escalated to cities including Dijon, Lyon, Strasbourg, Lille and Marseille, with teenagers blockading their schools for days.
Notably, the BBC's Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield is in Paris as the protests stretch into their second week. You are now after Schools.
Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. You are now after France.
The bottom line
In short, watch: Why are students protesting at schools in France? Is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.




