Hundreds of thousands march across France in protests over schools and policing
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Key context: <p>Almost 1,000 arrested as police charge crowd in Paris and teargas used to stop protesters reaching other city centres</p><p>Hundreds of thousands marched in cities across France on Saturday in largely peaceful protests to support <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/10/school-protesters-sevran-paris-suburb-france">schoolchildren’s demands</a> for more teachers and repairs to dilapidated buildings, as Emmanuel Macron faces a social and political crisis in his final months as president.</p><p>In Paris, at least 110,000 people marched along the eastern edge of the city, according to government estimates. They supported high schoolers but also complained of the high cost of living and the government’s heavy policing, saying riot police had been sent to target school protesters over the past month, instead of the government offering political solutions.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/24/hundreds-of-thousands-march-across-france-in-protests-over-schools-and-policing">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Almost 1,000 arrested as police charge crowd in Paris and teargas used to stop protesters reaching other city centresHundreds of thousands marched in cities across France on Saturday in largely peaceful protests to support schoolchildren’s demands for more teachers and repairs to dilapidated buildings, as Emmanuel Macron faces a social and political crisis in his final months as president.In Paris, at least 110,000 people marched along the eastern edge of the city, according to government estimates. They supported high schoolers but also complained of the high cost of living and the government’s heavy policing, saying riot police had been sent to target school protesters over the past month, instead of the government offering political solutions. Continue reading...
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