French teachers march over handling of COVID crisis
Teachers, parents and school directors have struggled to cope with the many twists and turns in COVID rules on schools.
New testing requirements announced a day before schools restarted after the Christmas holidays, and changed twice since, increased the anger.
It was also revealed that Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer was on holiday in the Spanish island of Ibiza when health measures were decided.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex was due later on Thursday to announce a timetable for the lifting of the last measures in place, despite the wave of Omicron infections tearing through the country having not reached its peak.
France reported nearly half a million coronavirus infections on Wednesday.
