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France promises 3,000 extra teachers in first step to calm student protests
Education minister Edouard Geffray makes the offer after another day of sometimes violent demonstrations by high-school students.
October 9, 2026Watch: Why are students protesting at schools in France?
The BBC's Hugh Schofield is in Paris as a wave of school protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages spreads across France.
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France promises 3,000 extra teachers in first step to calm student protests
Thousands gathered at the Bastille in Paris hours before the French government made its first concession to the students The French government has made its first sign of giving ground to teenage prot
bbc.co.uk•October 9, 2026
Watch: Why are students protesting at schools in France?
Hundreds of people, mostly minors, have been arrested and dozens injured as a wave of school protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages spreads across France, officials say. The demonstr
bbc.co.uk•October 1, 2026