Protests Close Hundreds of French Schools as Student Sustains Serious Hand Injury in Clashes
- On Monday, Education Minister Edouard Geffray ordered lessons suspended at between 400 and 500 high schools across France, citing unmet security conditions after nearly three weeks of student blockades and protests.
- Students across France have protested since mid-September over overcrowded classrooms with up to 35 pupils, teacher shortages, dilapidated buildings and long school days, with tens of thousands demonstrating in cities including Marseille, Strasbourg, Tours and Lille.
- Violent clashes have resulted in more than 5,000 arrests, about 85 percent of them minors, while 78 education staff members were injured and 24 schools burned or ransacked since the movement began.
- Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu vowed not to "yield an inch to violence" and pledged to accelerate a casseur-payer bill making those responsible for property damage liable for repair costs, as Geffray alleged far-left activists infiltrated the movement.
- Protest organizers called for continued demonstrations Tuesday, October 6, dubbed Act III, while teaching unions including the CGT, CFDT and FSU scheduled a national strike for the same day, citing lack of concrete government measures.
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France has “fallen into the hands of the far left and illegal immigrants”, Elam member of the European Parliament Geadis Geadi said on Monday, as the day’s plenary session debated the ongoing school protests which have swept the country in recent weeks. “We cannot remain indifferent to the events unfolding in France, because it is […]
Paris, 5 Oct (EFE).- The protests of high school students in France entered on Monday in their second week, marked by the shock after the amputation of the hand of a 15-year-old student, who was seriously injured during a demonstration in Lens (north).This event occurs on the eve of [...] La entrada The amputation of the hand of a minor dyes a new day of lyceum protests in France was first published in HolaNews.
A 15-year-old boy was severely injured, losing his hand, after a tear gas gas explosion during clashes with police in Lens, France. The government has ordered an investigation into the incident.
The movement began on 17 September at a high school in Créteil, in the Paris region, and gained momentum until it spread throughout France among students, mostly between 15 and 18 years of age.
The problems in schools have caused massive protests across France.
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