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French high school students gather outside the Lycee Turgot high school in Paris as part of nationwide protests on October 5, 2026. © Yves Herman, Reuters

Tens of thousands of people are expected to march in Paris on Tuesday as French trade unions join high school students protesting conditions in schools. The demonstrations have been marked by clashes with police, injuries and arrests, with authorities expecting up to 40,000 protesters in the capital as unrest spreads across the country. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Tens of thousands expected at Paris protests as unions join students

Tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected on the streets of Paris on Tuesday as France’s powerful trade unions join high school students rallying for better conditions in a wave of protests marked by clashes with police.

Teaching has been disrupted at 589 of the country’s 3,700 lycees and 32 universities, according to the education ministry and a student union.

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s office has called for “peaceful” gatherings, calling for a return to “a structured, legal and democratic form of opposition”.

The head of the CGT labour union Sophie Binet has said its members would be there to “protect high-school students”.

Authorities are expecting some 20,000 to 40,000 demonstrators in Paris.

Welcome to the France 24 liveblog covering the student protests in France. You can catch up on yesterday’s developments here.

• More than 5,000 people have been detained since student protests erupted in France last month, 87% of whom are minors, the French justice ministry said.

• At least 589 schools throughout France have been disrupted, and more than 215 students have been injured as protests against underfunding and overcrowding continue.

• A 15-year-old student protesting in the northern French town of Lens had ‌his hand blown ‌off after he picked up a ‌police grenade.

(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)

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