Hundreds of Schools to Shut Monday as France Braces for More Student Protests
Education Minister Édouard Geffray said security conditions were not met as protests spread, with more than 5,000 arrests and 78 staff injuries reported.
- On Monday, up to 500 schools across France are totally or partly closed due to student protests, Education Minister Edouard Geffray announced, describing the measure as a security precaution ahead of planned demonstrations.
- Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu set out a timetable Sunday to address student grievances, urging local authorities to prioritize filling gaps left by long-term absences and overlong school days amid dilapidated facilities.
- Geffray reported 78 education staff members injured and alleged that 'far-left' infiltrators 'hijacked' the movement, while a 59-year-old teacher was doused with gasoline during a protest on Friday.
- Authorities have arrested more than 5,000 people since the movement began, 85 percent of them minors, while Amnesty France slammed 'disproportionate police violence' in tackling the demonstrations.
- Organizers have called for continued protests on Tuesday, citing a lack of 'concrete measures' from the government as tensions persist over educational reform and police tactics.
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Hundreds of French high schools remain closed for the second week in a row. Since the demonstrations began, 78 employees of the education system have been injured.
A new day of protest is planned for Tuesday. Until then, between 400 and 500 secondary schools remain completely or partially closed, 24 of which were "set on fire or devastated" according to official statements.
Several French schools to shut on Monday as student protests on education resources continue - The Tribune
There has been criticism for the police response to student protestors. Rights group Amnesty International said the student protestors “must be listened to, not repressed”
In France, between 400 and 500 secondary schools will be closed today due to a wave of student protests, as adequate security conditions are not met.
Education in France is practically blocked by violent protests in which more than 20 educational units have been burned or vandalized. In this extremely tense context, hundreds of high schools have suspended their courses on Mondays. The article Teaching in France, blocked by violent protests. Hundreds of high schools have suspended their courses appear first in Romania TV.
Up to 500 French high schools will remain partially or completely closed on Monday due to violent student protests and clashes between demonstrators and police, French Education Minister Édouard Geffray announced on Sunday. Student protests in France began last week.
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