# French police use tear gas as education protests escalate in Paris

https://mins.news/en/video/91954

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-08 18:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VZjHq5JJLg

> Police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators in central Paris as protests over France’s education system entered a third week. Students and teachers’ unions are seeking more teachers and better school buildings and facilities. The movement has spread nationwide from disadvantaged schools in Paris’s suburbs; the government has acknowledged concerns and pledged to address teacher shortages.

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