Why are students protesting in France? | BBC News

Tens of thousands of people are demonstrating across France over what they say is under-investment in high schools. Some protests during the past week turned violent, with protesters and authorities clashing. The video is a BBC News report from the scene, and it includes comments from French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who rejected the idea that the government ordered police repression of demonstrators. The report covers the protests in France, a fire in Lille, the reasons students are protesting, teachers joining the demonstrations, a peaceful gathering in Lille, and the violence seen this week.

• Tens of thousands protest across France over alleged under-investment in high schools
• Some protests this week turned violent, including a fire in Lille
• Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu rejects claims of government-ordered police repression
• Teachers join the protests and a peaceful gathering in Lille is shown

Tens of thousands of people are demonstrating across France, in protest at what they say is under-investment in high schools. Some protests over the past week in France have turned violent, as protesters and authorities clashed. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said: "Burning down a high school does not improve the state of high school buildings. Lynching a teacher does not help replace teachers", adding it is a "lie" to suggest the government had ordered "police repression" against demonstrators. Our correspondents report from the scene of the protests. In this video... 0:00 - Protests in France 0:25 - Fire in Lille 0:55 - Why are students protesting? 03:27 - Teachers join protests 04:56 - Peaceful gathering in Lille 05:45 - Violence this week Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #BBCNews #France #FranceProtests