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Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined a student protest on Tuesday in Saint-Denis, near Paris.
Thunberg visited Paul-Éluard High School and showed support for students taking part in a protest that blocked the school entrance. She joined the demonstrators ahead of a march planned for later that day.
Students in various parts of France have been staging demonstrations for about three weeks, demanding better conditions, additional staff and increased funding for schools.
Shooting reported at school near Marseille
The protests are taking place as attention to security at schools across the country grows. A shooting occurred on Monday at a secondary school near Marseille.
According to officials, a 14-year-old student wounded two teachers with a hunting rifle at Joseph Lakanal secondary school in Aubagne. The rifle had been concealed in a guitar case.
A school supervisor disarmed the student before police arrived. The school principal and another teacher were taken to hospital. Their injuries were not life-threatening.
The Marseille prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into attempted murder. Officials said there were no initial indications of a link between the shooting and the student protests in the country.
Macron supports school staff
French President Emmanuel Macron condemned violence during school protests and expressed his support for teachers, students and their families after the shooting.
“I commend the composure and exemplary response of the education team, which helped prevent the worst-case scenario,” Macron wrote on the social network X.
The student was later detained by police. Investigators said they had no initial leads on a possible motive for the incident.
Eddie Sid, a spokesperson for a police trade union, told BFM TV that there appeared to be no link between the shooting and protests against staff shortages and insufficient school funding. No protest blocking the entrance was held at Joseph Lakanal school on the day of the shooting.
