141 French High Schools Closed as Student Protests Continue for Fifth Day
The ministry said 141 schools remain closed as student protests continue and 3,000 substitute teachers are set to be deployed.
- Today, officials reported 141 high schools remain closed in France, representing less than 4% of the country's 3,700 schools amid national student protests.
- Some 71,500 people demonstrated across France on Thursday, including 24,500 in Paris, as French high school and university students mobilized against authorities.
- Clashes erupted in Nantes as protesters and French gendarmes clashed; officials reported 504 people arrested and 48 officers injured during demonstrations.
- Education Minister Edouard Geffray pledged to deploy 3,000 extra substitute teachers "in the coming days" to address the crisis in French high schools.
- Student organizations are calling for a "Phase V" of their protests next Tuesday as the government and youth representatives agreed to continue negotiations.
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On Friday, 141 high schools were closed, i.e. 4% of French schools. And yet, the high school organizations did not hide their scepticism against the announcements of the Minister of National Education. However, Édouard Geffray responded to one of their main demands: the replacement of the absent teachers. He promised the arrival of more than 3,000 teachers in the most affected high schools. (Family and education).
Since the start of the protests on September 17, which have been marred by violent incidents, students have been demanding, among other things, better learning conditions and the renovation of building facilities.
Édouard Geffray promises to mobilize 3,000 unallocated teachers to calm the anger of high school students. The existence of such a resource raises many questions, and is not enough to put an end to the issue of the lack of replacements in schools.
141 schools closed, but student protests decreased in intensity. Minister of Education announces hiring of 3,024 substitute teachers. Unions mark new protest for Tuesday.
141 schools closed, but student protests decreased in intensity. Minister of Education announces hiring of 3,024 substitute teachers. Unions mark new protest for Tuesday.
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