Youths across the country have been called out for a day of demonstrations to protest the decline of the education system, the lack of opportunities, and teachers’ pay
Riot police confront students in Paris. Around 450,000 people came out across the country to protest, including 100,000 in the French capital, according to organizers. Yves Herman (REUTERS)Demonstrators in Montpellier are tear-gassed by the police. GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO (EFE)A protester kicks a smoke grenade during a protest in Strasbourg on Tuesday. Kai Pfaffenbach (REUTERS)French riot police facing off against protesting students in Montpellier.GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO (EFE)A student who breathed tear gas is treated with a milk-based formula during protests in Paris. Kai Pfaffenbach (REUTERS)Riot police hold their ground after student protesters burned down trash containers in Paris.Yves Herman (REUTERS)Police and protesters clash in Montpellier.GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO (EFE)Riot police confront a group of students in Paris. Yves Herman (REUTERS)Demonstration in Rennes, in western France, on Tuesday. Around 900 educational centers out of a national total of 3,700 suspended classes either partially or completely, according to the Education Ministry. Jeremias Gonzalez (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)Students facing off with riot police in Rennes. Jeremias Gonzalez (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)A student in Paris with a sign reading «Generation Z will win» during a protest against lack of investment in schools.Teresa Suarez (AP Photo/Teresa Suarez)A protester hurls an object at a group of riot police officers in Paris. Abdul Saboor (REUTERS)Protesters hold up signs with a caricature of French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday. MOHAMMED BADRA (EFE)A protester hurls an object at the police in Paris. Yves Herman (REUTERS)A protester waves a French flag at the Place de la République in Paris. MOHAMMED BADRA (EFE)A protester with a flare at a street protest in Strasbourg. Kai Pfaffenbach (REUTERS)
