Students plan fifth day of action

French high school students have called for another day of protests on Tuesday to continue demanding better learning conditions, school building renovations and scrapping of the Parcoursup university admissions platform.

Government deploys substitute teachers

Education Minister Édouard Geffray announced that three thousand substitute teachers would soon be deployed to more than five hundred high schools facing severe staff shortages.

Unions reject government measures

Sophie Vénétitay, secretary-general of the Snes-FSU union, called the announcement disconnected from realities on the ground, noting teachers had been asked to cover lessons outside their subject.

“disconnected from the realities on the ground”

Students demand ten billion euros

Sabrine Kharbach, spokesperson for the Union Étudiante student union, said the movement will continue mobilising as long as there is not ten billion euros on the table.

“As long as there isn't €10 billion on the table, we will continue to mobilise”

Lecornu promises tailored budget responses

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said a consultation platform received seventy six thousand five hundred submissions, with seventy one percent citing scheduling difficulties and half reporting building problems like leaks and mould.

Unions call for Tuesday strike action

Six education unions have accused Lecornu of announcing nothing concrete and are calling on staff to take action Tuesday.