About 400 French schools closed as some student protests turn violent
Education Minister Edouard Geffray said a little over 400 schools will stay closed as protests spread and 1,949 arrests were reported, officials said.
- On Friday, about 400 schools across France remain closed after student protests over education grievances escalated into violence on Thursday. French Education Minister Edouard Geffray confirmed the closures during a late Thursday interview.
- Protests regarding teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings erupted last month in the Paris region but have spread nationwide. Intelligence agencies alleged hard-left politicians, including members of La France Insoumise , initiated the movement, though LFI lawmaker Louis Boyard denied the claim.
- Unrest intensified Thursday as protesters set fires at two high schools, while teachers in Marseille were inadvertently "doused in petrol." Rioters torched a car in Strasbourg and clashed with police in Toulouse.
- Geffray scheduled meetings with staff unions, parent associations, and student organizations on Friday to address grievances and the escalating violence. The sessions aim to find resolution amid ongoing unrest.
- The protests have spread nationwide from the Paris region, with police making hundreds of arrests and injuring demonstrators. One student sign questioned, "Can we explain ourselves without being teargassed?" capturing the movement's frustration.
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400 schools closed across France as student protests turn violent
The protests against teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings erupted in the Paris region last month but have turned increasingly violent as they spread nationwide, with dozens injured and police making hundreds of arrests.
More than 400 schools in France remain closed today due to the ongoing unrest surrounding student protests. Over the past few days, many thousands of pupils, students, and teachers have taken to the streets. They are protesting against, among other things, overdue maintenance of school buildings, overcrowded classrooms, and the teacher shortage in France. It is forbidden to demonstrate near the closed schools. Spread throughout the country Yes…
Nearly 400 high schools were closed across France on Friday as a result of week-long protests by schoolchildren. Dozens of workers have been injured and about 2,000 people detained during the protests, officials said.
Protests targeting educational institutions have turned violent in France.
As students across the country block educational institutions to protest education funding and conditions, several fires have broken out in schools in France. According to the Interior Ministry, 1,027 secondary schools have been affected by the demonstrations so far, with 222 schools completely blocked.
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