French students have called on trade unions and political organizations that share their grievances to join planned demonstrations across the country on October 6, according to a student union representative.

"We call on trade unions and political organizations that say they share the youth's demands to join us for street demonstrations across the country on Tuesday, October 6," Sabrine Kharbach, a representative of the student union federation, told France Inter radio on Friday.

The appeal seeks to broaden the mobilization beyond student groups as demonstrations continue in several parts of France.

The call comes amid growing protests by high school students over conditions in the country's education system, including overloaded schedules and shortages of teachers.

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Education Grievances Fuel Protests

High school students in France have been protesting for several days over educational issues that they say are affecting their daily conditions.

Among the concerns cited are excessive workloads and a lack of teachers. The protests have taken place against the backdrop of wider pressures on France's public services and growing social discontent over domestic policies.

Some demonstrations have also been accompanied by unrest.

The French government has described the disturbances as street riots, presenting the escalation around some student demonstrations as a public-order issue. The student mobilization, however, has centered on demands concerning education and the conditions faced by young people, according to the union representative quoted by RIA Novosti.

The planned October 6 demonstrations could therefore bring student groups into closer coordination with established trade unions and political organizations, should those groups respond to the call.

On Tuesday, French police detained 440 people, the majority of whom are minors, as the blockades by high school students reached hundreds of schools across the country, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told BFMTV. 

Police stated that roughly two-thirds of those detained were later placed in police custody, per Nunez.

The Education Ministry said that around 400 of the country's 3,700 lycées were hit by protests or disruption on Tuesday. The main high school students' union, the USL, put the number of blocked schools at a similar level.