Teachers Across France Stage Mass Walkout Over Government’s Ever-Changing COVID-19 Rules

Teachers and school personnel gather during a demonstration called by teachers' unions to denounce "an indescribable mess" because of the new government's measures against COVID-19, in Marseille, southern France, on Jan. 13, 2022. Clement Mahoudeau/AFP via Getty Images

Teachers across France staged a mass walkout on Thursday in protest over the government’s ever-changing COVID-19 rules for those working in the education sector which they say fail to protect both staff and students.

The French Ministry of Education estimated that around 31 percent of all school teachers across the country took part in the strike on Thursday, 38 percent of whom worked in primary schools and nearly 24 percent in secondary schools.