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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The problems in schools have caused massive protests across France.
Teen's hand blown off by police grenade during French student protests: report - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A teenager had his hand blown off as high school protesters clashed with French police during chaotic riots, as students across the country continue to protest poor conditions and teacher shortages. The 15-year-old had picked up a police dispersal grenade that detonated in the town of Lens [...]
A 15-year-old student in Lens, north of France, lost his hand because of a grenade used by the police to disperse the crowd. A 16-year-old comrade, in Tours, in the center of the country, will no longer be able to see from an eye: it is assumed that he was hit by an lbd rubber bullet. While [...] The article Proteste in France, 190 students injured: a 15-year-old loses a hand, a 16-year-old one eye.
The movement, which is preparing a large demonstration for Tuesday, is calling for more resources for teachers and maintenance
A grenade used by the police has seriously injured a student in protests in northern French Lens. The 15-year-old is being treated in a clinic. The authorities have initiated an investigation.
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