New Rallies Urged in France as Protests Disrupt over 730 Schools
Education officials said 1,747 arrests were made and 170 students were wounded as clashes spread across the country.
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French school and student organizations have called for continued pressure on the French government and are calling for new protests on Tuesday. This week, thousands of schoolchildren, students, and teachers took to the streets in France. They are protesting against, among other things, overdue maintenance of school buildings, overcrowded classrooms, excessively long school hours, and the teacher shortage in France. The call comes following a …
The work of more than 730 high schools was disrupted in France due to continuing student protests, stated the Minister of National Education, Edouard Jeffre. "Today, the work of 735 institutions has been disrupted in one way or another. This is almost 30 per cent less than yesterday," said Geoffrey, who transmits RIA News. The number of cases of violence against school staff has also decreased. According to the Minister, three people were injure…
New rallies urged in France as protests disrupt over 730 schools
The government says that the pupils in their mid-to-late-teens studying in lycees have every right to air grievances but has condemned violence which has included a policeman being chased, kicked and beaten by a group of youths. In La Ciotat in southern France, a teacher was sprayed with petrol before being physically assaulted by two individuals, officials said. A young man wounded in Tours lost the use of his right eye, the city's prosecutor s…
French Education Minister Edouard Geffray stated that 735 schools were affected by the high school students' protests.
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