French school protests widened on Tuesday, with police firing tear gas at crowds in Paris and Marseille as tens of thousands of people joined demonstrations across the country, according to the BBC. The unrest came as an officer was charged over a student who was hit by a projectile, the BBC reported.
The BBC described clashes between riot police and student protesters as the movement spread and grew. The Independent also reported riot police confronting students as mass school protests took hold across France.
The demonstrations follow long-running concern about the state of France's schools. The Guardian reported on questions over how dilapidated French schools are and how severe inequality is within the education system, framing the protests around conditions in schools rather than a single incident.
The BBC's coverage linked the charged officer to the injury of a student struck by a projectile, though the material available did not specify where that incident occurred, the officer's identity, or the student's condition. The BBC also did not give a nationwide total for those who took part, describing the crowds only as tens of thousands.
What to watch next: whether the demonstrations continue to spread, and how French authorities respond to the charge against the officer and to the wider grievances over school conditions.
