Injuries and Arrests as High School Students Keep up Blockade of French Schools
- French authorities detained at least 440 people, mostly minors, during nationwide demonstrations over school conditions.
- Students protested teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, aging facilities, and other problems affecting education.
- At least 31 demonstrators were reported injured, while Education Minister Édouard Geffray said 76 students and personnel had been injured since the protests began.
- The protests coincided with a wider public-sector strike and included clashes with police, while student unions called for more demonstrations.
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Injuries and arrests as high school students keep up blockade of French schools
Dozens of people have been injured and hundreds arrested, most of them children, officials said, in a wave of student demonstrations against teacher shortages and dilapidated buildings which on Wednesday impacted high schools nationwide.
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France Detains 440 as Student-Led School Protests Erupt Into Clashes Ahead of 2027 Budget
Hundreds were detained, most of them minors, after protests over teacher shortages, overcrowded schools and public-sector funding spread across France and some demonstrations descended into ... The post France Detains 440 as Student-Led School Protests Erupt Into Clashes Ahead of 2027 Budget first appeared on [your]NEWS.
The government has described the protests as irresponsible, but stressed that the difficulties facing secondary schools should be recognized and addressed.
High school student union calls for continuation of blockades on Thursday
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