Student protests spread across France amid clashes with police
Cities like Paris and Strasbourg registered clashes between young people and security forces. A police officer was also brutally assaulted in Belfort, in northeastern France, by "hooligans", according to the Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez.
TL;DR
- High school students across France are protesting for better educational conditions.
- Protests have involved setting fires, throwing objects, and clashes with police who have used tear gas.
- 564 schools were affected, with nearly 400 out of 3,700 high schools closed.
- Student complaints include heavy schedules, inadequate heating, teacher absences, and lack of substitutes.
- Over 300 police officers and 170 students have been injured.
- Nearly 2,000 people, mostly minors, have been detained.
- The Minister of Justice has asked prosecutors to hold parents responsible for damages caused by their children.
- Education officials have met with unions and student associations, but no concrete measures have been agreed upon.