Politics · France · 13 hrs ago
Students and unions plan protests and strikes across France on Tuesday
High school students and unions are planning another day of protests and strikes across France on Tuesday, October 13.
The action follows four days of mobilization and is intended to defend public education.
Students are calling for more funding and want the government to abolish Parcoursup, the system used for university applications.
The government has announced that 3,000 substitute teachers will be assigned to schools, and education ministers are due to meet organizations on Monday to discuss transparency in Parcoursup.
Unions are also protesting planned job cuts, pay and working conditions, and some workers outside education have been urged to join the strike.
The continuing protests have raised concern among more than 11,000 medical students because the medical internship entrance exam is at risk.
The scale of Tuesday’s mobilization is not yet known.
Students, unions and other workers are planning demonstrations and strikes across France on Tuesday, 13 October.
The mobilization is intended to defend public education and press the government to address concerns including job cuts and pay.
Demonstrations are planned in Paris, Rennes, Toulouse and Poitiers, while some high schools remain blocked.
Unions have called for strikes among education staff and workers in other sectors, including at SNCF.
The scale of the mobilization remains uncertain.
- Who
- Students, education unions and workers in other sectors.
- What
- They plan demonstrations and strikes across France.
- When
- Tuesday, 13 October 2026.
- Where
- Across France, with demonstrations planned in Paris, Rennes, Toulouse and Poitiers.
- Why
- To defend public education and press the government on issues including planned job cuts, salaries and education funding.
Students and unions
Government
Education policy
Students and unions
They seek to defend public education and oppose planned job cuts.
Government
The government announced that 3,000 replacement teachers would be assigned to schools.
A fourth day of mobilization took place.
The education and higher education ministers were due to meet organizations.
Students, unions and workers plan demonstrations and strikes.
- Date
- Tuesday, 13 October 2026
- Paris march
- 14:00, from Hôtel de Ville to Matignon
- Rennes gathering
- 13:00, Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle
- Toulouse march
- 14:00, starting from Les Arènes
- Poitiers mobilization
- 14:00, starting from Pont Neuf
- Replacement teachers
- 3,000 announced by the government
What people are saying
As long as we don't have 10 billion on the table, we will continue to mobilize.
We call on all staff in national and higher education to strike on Tuesday.
We call for a strike and demonstrations.
Sources
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