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French riot police fire tear gas as more than 250,000 rally nationwide for school funding

ABC News Money · October 6, 2026 at 1:07 PM

French riot police fire tear gas as more than 250,000 rally nationwide for school funding

More than a quarter of a million people have marched in cities across France in support of school pupils demanding more education funding, increasing pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron

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French riot police fire tear gas as more than 250,000 rally nationwide for school funding

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