The nationwide strike called by trade union groups has seen 10,000 protestors in the western region of Brittany. There were 3,000 in the southern city of Montpellier, somewhat fewer in Perpignan. The stoppages are reported to have caused some disruption but were not widely supported.
Thursday's strike was followed by about one in ten teachers, according to the education ministry, leading to school closures in some areas.
