Édouard Geffray
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Oct 12, 2026
Hasan PikerHOST
We don't want Le Corneau anymore, and the other one there.
Hasan PikerHOST
What's his name? Édouard Geffray.
Hasan PikerHOST
Someone who can't spell a simple word when he's being asked to take dictation, and who claims to be the head of the school system.
Hasan PikerHOST
He should get out of here.
Kyle BrownCORRESPONDENT
On average, there are between 25 and 30 students per class in France's high schools, which is more than the European average, and in some schools, the figure is considerably higher.
Kyle BrownCORRESPONDENT
Education Minister Édouard Geffray says the government has now identified the high schools most in need of teachers and at the same time, teachers in need of work.
Kyle BrownCORRESPONDENT
"We have 3,000 substitute teachers who are currently not teaching," he says, adding, "We've had trouble assigning them to schools." He says those teachers will be placed in schools that need them by next Tuesday.
Agnes Van ZantenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's very disappointing first because people think, "Well, if we had all these substitute teachers, why weren't they, uh, on the field doing something?"
SouhaNARRATOR
France promises 3,000 extra teachers in first step to calm down the student protests.
SouhaNARRATOR
Education Minister Édouard Geffray made the offer in a television interview on Thursday evening at the end of another day of sometimes violent demonstrations by high school students in France.
SouhaNARRATOR
The government said 6,877 people have been arrested, 86% of whom are under the age of 18 since protests began centered around demands for more resources in secondary education.
SouhaNARRATOR
Unions have billed as Act Four of the three-week movement.
Quil LawrenceCORRESPONDENT
Quil Lawrence, NPR News.
Giles SnyderHOST
France's education minister proposing solutions to the school crisis that has rocked the country.
Giles SnyderHOST
His proposals came as high school students gathered in cities across the country for a second big day of rallies in what is now their weeks-long push for better conditions in schools.
Giles SnyderHOST
NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports.
Eleanor BeardsleyCORRESPONDENT
[police sirens] [crowd cheering] Police charged to clear the plaza.
Eleanor BeardsleyCORRESPONDENT
There was tear gas and some five hundred people were arrested.
Eleanor BeardsleyCORRESPONDENT
Hours later, French Education Minister, Édouard Geffray, spoke on television.
Eleanor BeardsleyCORRESPONDENT
He says there will be immediate help for five hundred schools in real difficulty.
Eleanor BeardsleyCORRESPONDENT
There was tear gas, and some 500 people were arrested.
Eleanor BeardsleyCORRESPONDENT
Hours later, French Education Minister Édouard Geffray spoke on television.
Eleanor BeardsleyCORRESPONDENT
He says there will be immediate help for 500 schools in real difficulty.
Eleanor BeardsleyCORRESPONDENT
"In the next hours, we will send 3,000 replacement teachers to these schools," he said, calling it the first part of a bigger plan.
Rachel CostaHOST
Accueil la mesure, mais en demande plus.
Rachel CostaHOST
La ministre de l'Éducation, Édouard Geffray, a annoncé que...
Rachel CostaHOST
Et à partir de ce vendredi 9 octobre, seront affectés à des centaines de lycées 3000 remplaçants, sélectionnés par un logiciel qui identifie les établissements scolaires en situation très problématique.
Rachel CostaHOST
à qualifier la décision de première annonce concrète.
speaker_0NARRATOR
Lucy Manning, Alex Phillips, and Dominic Casciani report for BBC News.
speaker_0NARRATOR
French student unions today vowed to keep up protests about the underfunding and conditions in French public schools after scoring what they called their first win yesterday when French Education Minister Edouard Geffray said the Education Ministry is in the process of urgently contacting around three thousand spare teachers who could be sent to schools with the most pressing needs.
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Student and teacher unions have called for another round of nationwide school strikes next Tuesday.
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The movement has fueled similar student protests in Belgium.
Kaya SelbyHOST
In world news, French student protest leaders are calling for more demonstrations after meeting with the country's education minister.
Kaya SelbyHOST
Minister Édouard Geffray says three thousand substitute teachers will be deployed to help in high schools as the authorities try to quell ongoing nationwide protests.
Kaya SelbyHOST
He also says heavy school timetables are under review.
Kaya SelbyHOST
But Marius Mizenil, one of the student leaders, told the ABC that they are not satisfied.
John KiriakouHOST
And so things have gotten ugly.
John KiriakouHOST
The Education Minister, Edwa- Edouard Geffray, says at least 24 schools have been hit by either major vandalism or arson.
John KiriakouHOST
The Interior m- uh, Minister, Laurent Nunez, says more than 5,000 people have been arrested, most of them minors.
John KiriakouHOST
Nearly 300 students and school employees have been injured.
Rudy MartinezHOST
The movement has already moved the government.
Rudy MartinezHOST
Education Minister Edouard Philippe has said 3,000 replacement teachers are not currently in front of students, but they are going to be deployed in the coming hours and days.
Rudy MartinezHOST
He said 114 high schools are also rated red, which is not good, and 400 are rated orange, which is slightly above not good.
Rudy MartinezHOST
He promised an emergency plan within hours or days.
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