France promises 3,000 extra teachers in first step to calm student protests
Education minister Edouard Geffray makes the offer after another day of sometimes violent demonstrations by high-school students.
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Notable Quotes
"We've had some announcements which correspond to part of our demands. But obviously people want to see the money and more concrete results."
— Nathanaël Combary , Activist
"As long as we do not have €10bn on the table, we will continue our action."
— Sabrine Kharbach , Activist
"The students had retaken the Bastille."
— Jean-Luc Mélenchon , Politician
"The message is: if you break things, you get given stuff."
— Laurent Jacobelli , Politician
Key People
French Education Minister advocating for teacher safety.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon is the leader of the far-left party La France Insoumise.
A spokesman for the National Rally party who criticized the government's concessions to protesters.
A representative of the Renouveau Lycéen, a prominent student union involved in the protests.
A member of the Union Etudiante, associated with the radical-left France Insoumise party.
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Education minister Edouard Geffray makes the offer after another day of sometimes violent demonstrations by high-school students.
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