# France rushes to deploy substitute teachers, but can it calm student anger?

https://mins.news/en/video/96199

- France 24 English, 2026-10-12 10:08 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33bUYKKo0P4

> French student unions call the government’s urgent deployment of about 3,000 substitute teachers to the schools most in need a major concession after more than two weeks of often violent nationwide protests. Questions remain about where the teachers will come from and whether the move can head off renewed protests, as debate over heavy-handed policing resurfaces.

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