Tear gas in Paris, Marseille as school protests grow across France

Macron was due to chair a meeting with ministers at the Élysée Palace on Tuesday evening to assess situation

Tear gas in Paris, Marseille as school protests grow across France

Tear gas in Paris, Marseille as school protests grow across France

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France, as a wave of protests by high-school pupils spread to their parents, university students and unions.

Crowds of teenagers marched from the Place de la République in Paris, calling for more resources for schools, and what they called less repression from police.

Police clashed with demonstrators in Lyon, used tear gas in Paris and Marseille and water cannon in Rennes, but there was little of the serious trouble that marred previous protests.

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu condemned the earlier violence and said since the protests had begun 215 students and 85 staff had been hurt as well as 715 police officers.

Source: The Star