Macron called an emergency meeting in response to the high school students' protests

French President Emmanuel Macron will hold an emergency cabinet meeting amid the large-scale student protests currently taking place across the country.

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and Education Minister Édouard Geoffroy will join the meeting. The meeting will take place during the third phase of protests by French high school students.

On October 6, demonstrations and blockades of educational institutions are taking place in various regions of France. Teachers, parents, and labor unions have also joined the protests.

According to the French Ministry of Education, as of October 6, classes have been fully or partially suspended at 891 of 3,700 high schools.

Source: BFMTV

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced that classes in French high schools will be suspended on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to allow for internal consultations involving students. The decision was announced amid high school blockades and demonstrations against the deteriorating state of education.

Student protests in France have already caused about 20 million euros in damages, according to a preliminary estimate by the Régions de France association.