France gripped by spreading student protests as PM calls crisis meeting
Authorities reported 1,949 arrests in one day as students protested teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and crumbling schools.
- Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convened a crisis meeting on Thursday and canceled ministerial trips to focus on nationwide student protests against under-resourced schools spreading across France.
- Under-Resourced schools and long hours prompted the unrest, with students demanding more staff, facility repairs, and relief from Parcoursup stress, citing dilapidated conditions like "cockroaches and rats" as evidence of a decade of underfunding.
- Interior minister Laurent Nuñez reported 356 schools disrupted on Wednesday, with police detaining 625 people that day; Education minister Édouard Geffray noted 119 pupils and staff injured since blockades began.
- Political leaders clashed over the protests on Thursday; Les Républicains senator Bruno Retailleau raised "the question of banning LFI," while President Emmanuel Macron condemned violence during a Madrid state visit.
- The union scheduled further action for October 6 following an "act two" call on Thursday, as the government's 2027 budget simultaneously sets out €54 billion in savings.
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The mobilizations of high school students have spread to universities this week.The French government is responsible for the riots in the streets to ultra-left groups and to the party of the presidential candidate, Jean-Luc Mélenchon The student protests intensified on Thursday in France, with more institutes affected and the expansion of the mobilizations to universities, as well as with increasing violence that led to the arrest of 1,949 peopl…
Student actions in France, which began due to a teacher shortage and poor conditions in schools, turned into a deep crisis that spread across the country in less than two weeks. Thousands of people were detained and hundreds of security guards and students were injured, while more than 1000 high schools were affected by the actions. So, why are students on the street and where is the student movement going in France?
The Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nunez, denounced a worsening of the situation which had nothing to do with the legitimate expression of the demands of high school students.
The Minister of Justice: 'School damage pays parents' (ANSA)
Nearly 3,000 students aged 15 to 18 have been detained since the protests began in France. The number of demonstrations, blockades and related incidents has reached around 900, and more than 160 schools have been closed. Access to about 30 university campuses, including in Paris and Marseille, has also been blocked. More than 300 police officers have been injured, as have dozens of firefighters, teachers and students. The French government has w…
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