More than 250,000 people took to streets across France on Tuesday as teachers, parents, and union activists joined students who have spent the past two weeks protesting, what they say is, a poorly-funded high school system.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday framed the mass student protests sweeping France as evidence of the country’s “out of control mass migration” and Islam, neither of which are consistent with protesters’ demands for better school conditions.

Nationwide protests across France continued for a third week as demonstrators rallied against poor school conditions.

Dozens of people have been injured in the protests, including students, teachers, and police officers.

PARIS — Police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters blockading high schools across France on Tuesday, as tens of thousands of students, parents and teachers took to the streets to demand more funding for the public school system.

Trump weighs in on France's school protest dispute, warning that mass migration is allowing Islam to "take over" the country.

France's high school student protests center on teachers and class sizes amid scrutiny of police tactics. Read about the government response on REVOLT.

Students are taking to the streets over underfunding in education as the government seeks to find budget cuts to appease bond markets.