France Protests: Up to 500 Schools Closed Due to Security Concerns
- On Monday, incidents were reported outside French schools, including Vauquelin in Paris's 13th arrondissement, where masked youths ignited bins at the entrance. France reported 413 schools faced disruptions by late morning, a 27% fall from Friday.
- Students are protesting overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages, and crumbling facilities. Tuesday's day of action, dubbed "Act III," is backed by a broad alliance of education unions and the Socialist Party.
- At Vauquelin, "around ten hooded and masked young people came up to the entrance" and "brought bins and inflammable items" to the doorway before setting them alight, headteacher Carole Zerbib told French news channel BFMTV. Similar tensions emerged at Voltaire, Sophie-Germain, and Turgot.
- Junior interior minister Jean-Didier Berger condemned the violence, stating, "These are criminal acts that fall under the law and must be punished in the harshest possible way." Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon announced a "vandals pay" bill for Senate examination on October 27.
- Mathilde Panot, who leads the hard-left France Unbowed group in the National Assembly, argued the government offers only "a policing response" to student demands. Higher Education Minister Philippe Baptiste warned that around forty higher-education sites are expected to face disruptions.
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Student protests continued across France today as classes were fully or partially suspended in 400 to 500 high schools, amid demonstrations over educational conditions and a rise in related incidents. "The figure represents around 10 to 13 percent of the 3,700 high schools in France," Education Minister Edouard Geffray said, referring to concerns about safety at the affected institutions. The protests, which began in the Paris region in mid-Sept…
High school protestors in France began to throw Molotov's "cocktails" and set fire to the city's property, as reported by the department of Merth and Moselle, transmitting to RIA News. "The law enforcement officers are recording the burning of urban property, fireworks and Molotov's cocktails," said in the prefecture. According to information from the authorities who have not yet been injured. According to BFMTV, the protests affected 413 educat…
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France closes up to 500 schools Monday over student protests
France closes up to 500 schools Monday over student protests
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