France deployed up to 70,000 police nationwide ahead of new protests over school funding and living costs, aiming to prevent a repeat of the previous weekend's looting and vehicle fires. In Paris the main march was confined to the city's southeastern edge, and police used tear gas in Lyon and Clermont-Ferrand against demonstrators trying to reach the centre. The movement began as a protest over staff shortages at one secondary school and has spread nationwide, with pupils seeking better schools and workers seeking higher wages and pensions. After talks with sixth-form representatives, President Macron pledged to reform university admissions, but they urged protests to continue until action is confirmed. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez admitted police lost control in some cities and offered to resign, which Macron refused; student groups are demanding 250,000 extra university places, an end to Parcoursup selection and 200 euros more per month in student grants.
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