Tens of thousands of people are demonstrating across France, in protest at what they say is under-investment in high schoolsOne union says 2,000 high schools have closed - France's interior ministry estimated earlier there were 86,000 protesters across the country, not including Paris BBC reported. Police have fired tear gas in the capital and in Marseille - our reporter there says he can "feel it in my throat and eyes" In Lyon, a barricade was set on fire; while in Rennes, police used water cannon. In Paris, one 17-year-old tells us she studies in "overcrowded" classes of 35
But, as Mark Lowen reports from Marseille, it's hard to see how the demands will be met by a government that urgently needs to rein in public spending. In parliament, French Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu says: "Burning down a high school does not improve the state of high school buildings"
