Thousands of people participate in the demonstration of schoolchildren and students in Paris

A mass demonstration of schoolchildren and students began in Paris, in which several thousand people took part.

A column of demonstrators moves across the Boulevard Voltaire towards the Place des Nations, held back by police cordons on both sides.

During protests in Strasbourg, Marseille, Rennes and Toulouse, clashes between protesters and police have already been recorded.

Thousands of people are participating in the demonstration of schoolchildren and students, which began on Tuesday afternoon in Paris, the procession is taking place peacefully, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports from the scene.

On Tuesday, a mass demonstration of pupils and students began at the Place de la République in Paris at the call of student unions. Several thousand people take part in it.

Protesters' signs read: "Educational Rearmament" and "Sorry to bother you, we are trying to save our future." The column moves across the Boulevard Voltaire to the Place de la Nation, being held back by police cordons on both sides.

As a RIA Novosti correspondent was previously convinced, the owners of shops and cafes in the area of ​​Republic Square and Voltaire Boulevard prepared for the consequences of possible unrest: they boarded up shop windows and establishments with wooden boards.

Earlier, French media reported that student demonstrations were taking place in many French cities on Tuesday. Clashes between protesters and police have already been recorded in Strasbourg, Marseille, Rennes and Toulouse.