France to fight student unrest by dispatching thousands of teachers
Some 3,000 substitute teachers that currently have no students "because the past assignment processes were inefficient" will be dispatched.
The French government is deploying thousands of additional teachers to schools across the country to address student protests and grievances. Education Minister Edouard Geffray announced the plan in a television interview, stating that 3,000 substitute teachers currently without assignments will be dispatched to understaffed classrooms starting tomorrow.
The government aims to spend several tens of millions of euros on this emergency plan, which will extend until the end of the year. This measure comes amid ongoing student protests, with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu pledging his response policy would be announced in late October. French students have been protesting for two weeks, with demonstrations reaching over 71,500 nationwide, including 24,500 in Paris.
Urban riots have escalated, leading to over 500 detentions in cities like Poitiers, Toulouse, and Saint-Etienne. The government faces various demands from different sectors, including farmers, fishermen, truckers, and nurses, as well as concerns over high fuel prices. The unrest has raised investor concerns about France's deficit targets, parliamentary gridlock, and uncertainty surrounding the presidential election and candidates' fiscal policies.
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