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Thousands of students across France have to the streets to against the state of French schools. They have with riot police in violent protests. There are reports that police used tear gas against some demonstrators. The student action in high schools near Paris in late September and quickly nationwide. France's Education Ministry has that more than 1,020 high schools have been by protests or strikes. This is roughly one in four high schools. The country's interior minister that around 5,000 people had been in the past week. He said the majority of them were teenagers. At least 65 school staff have also injured.

The students' main concerns are what they as poor conditions in high schools. They angry about a lack of teachers, overcrowded classrooms, inadequate facilities, and dilapidated school buildings. One 15-year-old student : "There are 35 pupils per class. We don't even enough chairs." Students are for greater investment in education after what they as years of underinvestment. In particular, they more spending on schools in poorer suburbs. Students say schools in deprived areas of Paris fewer resources despite greater educational needs. The education minister there would "concrete responses" from the government.