French School Protests Escalate Into 'Urban Violence'
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French school protests escalate into 'urban violence'
French students set fire to bins and erected blockades outside schools in several cities on Thursday, protesting overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and crumbling facilities. Several school principals were injured, harassed or assaulted during blockades at high schools on Thursday, according to reports from regional education authorities, prefectures and union representatives. Police have already detained hundreds of protesters at the lyce…
Hundreds Arrested as Students Riot Across France, Setting Schools on Fire
"Authorities reported violence near high schools, mainly in Nantes, blaming 'violent individuals' who 'join the students to carry out acts of vandalism.'" The post Hundreds Arrested as Students Riot Across France, Setting Schools on Fire first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Student protests intensified this Thursday in France, with more institutions affected and expansion to universities, but especially with increasing violence that led to a total of 1,949 arrests, according to the Ministry of the Interior. In total there were 1,027 educational centers affected by the incidents - among them 222 blockades of ... Continue reading "Student protests intensify in France with 2,000 detainees and schools burned down"
Students Protest Nationwide In France, Set Fire To Schools, Hundreds Arrested
French students have set fire to school entrances and blocked education facilities across the country as protests over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating school buildings escalated into violent clashes on Thursday, October 1. The fires broke out at two high schools in Nantes, western France, while another blaze was recorded at a school in Rouen.
Thousands of students blocked schools across France in protest against cuts and poor conditions, several fires broke out.
During the protest, barricades and containers were set on fire in some places, and fires were also recorded near school buildings. Students are demanding more money for schools, more teachers and other staff, and better working and learning conditions. Among the problems they point to are overcrowded classrooms, dilapidated school buildings and a lack of employees. Students also joined the protests in some cities. Blockades are organized in seve…
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