Poor school conditions helped spark protests in France in mid-September, as students in Créteil, near Paris, demonstrated over teacher shortages and deteriorating facilities. The demonstrations later spread to other parts of the country, drawing workers, trade unions and political groups as clashes with police and reports of property damage intensified.
French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the violence as the unrest grew. However, the movement involved people with different demands, making it important to distinguish the original student protests from the wider demonstrations and violent incidents that followed.
