President Macron calls crisis meeting as school protests spread across France

French President Emmanuel Macron convened a crisis meeting on Tuesday evening to address the escalating protests over school conditions, according to media reports. The meeting, reportedly attended by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, Interior Minister Laurent Nual, and Education Minister Édouard Geffray, aimed to tackle the growing unrest stemming from the week-long school demonstrations.

The protests, which began a week ago, saw nationwide demonstrations on Tuesday, with an estimated 256,000 participants across the country. In Paris alone, 56,000 people reportedly joined the march, while education unions claimed a total of 450,000 people took part in the demonstrations. For the first time, education unions, alongside students, teachers, and parents, joined the protests advocating for better-equipped schools and improved learning conditions.