French student protests spread nationwide as hundreds of schools close
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Hundreds of schools and colleges across France remained closed Friday as student protests over teacher shortages, deteriorating buildings, long school days and insufficient learning materials spread nationwide, with some demonstrations turning violent.
Education Minister Édouard Geffray said 735 institutions were affected Friday, including more than 400 that were closed. The previous day, 1,027 of France’s roughly 3,700 high schools had been affected, according to Interior Ministry figures reported by CNBC.
Police have made about 2,000 arrests, Deutsche Welle reported. Scores of people have been injured, including students, police officers and 40 high school principals. Fires were reported at schools in several cities, including Metz and Nantes, while vehicles were burned and protesters clashed with riot police. Regional authorities estimated damage of at least €25 million in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and about €7 million in the Paris region.
The movement began last month in the Paris area before expanding across the country. Student groups have called for further strikes and criticized police use of tear gas, while ministers urged calm and proposed a “day of dialogue.” Geffray met student representatives and trade unions Friday.
After a crisis meeting, the prime minister’s office said intelligence services viewed the unrest as a maneuver organized by the hard-left La France Insoumise party and “ultra-left” affiliates, Reuters and CNBC reported. Some LFI members have publicly supported the protests.
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French student protests spread nationwide as hundreds of schools close
Hundreds of schools and colleges across France remained closed Friday as student protests over teacher shortages, deteriorating buildings, long school days and insufficient learning materials spread nationwide, with some demonstrations turning violent.
Education Minister Édouard Geffray said 735 institutions were affected Friday, including more than 400 that were closed. The previous day, 1,027 of France’s roughly 3,700 high schools had been affected, according to Interior Ministry figures reported by CNBC.
Police have made about 2,000 arrests, Deutsche Welle reported. Scores of people have been injured, including students, police officers and 40 high school principals. Fires were reported at schools in several cities, including Metz and Nantes, while vehicles were burned and protesters clashed with riot police. Regional authorities estimated damage of at least €25 million in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and about €7 million in the Paris region.
The movement began last month in the Paris area before expanding across the country. Student groups have called for further strikes and criticized police use of tear gas, while ministers urged calm and proposed a “day of dialogue.” Geffray met student representatives and trade unions Friday.
After a crisis meeting, the prime minister’s office said intelligence services viewed the unrest as a maneuver organized by the hard-left La France Insoumise party and “ultra-left” affiliates, Reuters and CNBC reported. Some LFI members have publicly supported the protests. The government did not publicly present evidence for the allegation in the reports.
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