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On September 29, over 400 people, mostly minors, were detained during blockades and protests at high schools in France, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nunez. Students protested against issues like class sizes, teacher shortages, and overheated classrooms. The clashes led to injuries among forty-eight law enforcement officials, who responded with batons and tear gas. Protests began around Paris but have spread nationwide, affecting 400 schools out of the country’s approximately 3,700 high schools on that day.

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Students in France began protesting last week over classroom overcrowding, teacher shortages, and poor building conditions. On September 29, more than 400 people, mostly minors, were detained across the country during these protests; 164 people were arrested earlier on Monday. Clashes between protesters and law enforcement led to injuries for both sides—48 police officers were injured—and some students set fires to bins or threw projectiles at officers.

In one incident in Marseille, a school principal was doused with petrol while another head teacher suffered ear injuries from fireworks. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned against further escalations and criticized protesters for their violent actions but acknowledged that the grievances were legitimate according to some unions defending students' rights. The education minister announced up to 500 schools would close on Monday as a security measure ahead of planned large-scale protests scheduled for Tuesday.

The protests have spread rapidly beyond Paris, affecting numerous cities including Marseille and Nantes, with demonstrations now involving university students facing similar issues.

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“There is nothing that justifies showing up at institutions to demonstrate, masked, with your face disguised, carrying projectiles, and waiting for the intervention of law enforcement just to go after them,” he said, adding that the Sept 29 clashes saw seven instances of hydrochloric acid being thrown at officers.

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Blockades in France over high school grievances see hundreds detained · assertive framing

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Blockades in France over high school grievances see hundreds detained AI generated PARIS - More than 400 people, most of them minors, were detained in France on Sept 29 over blockades and protests at high schools across the country, the interior minister said. asserted

minister → see → country

Since last week, students have staged protests outside hundreds of schools over grievances including timetables, class sizes and a shortage of teachers, as well as overheated classrooms during this year’s heatwaves. asserted

students → stag → heatwaves

“440 were detained across national territory,” Laurent Nunez said on BFMTV. asserted

Nunez → detain → BFMTV

“We don’t have the final tally yet, but I’m told two thirds led to police custody.” asserted

thirds → have → custody

Forty-eight law enforcement officials were injured during the clashes that in some places saw students set fire to rubbish bins and hurl projectiles at police and officers responded with batons and tear gas. “Violence is never legitimate. asserted

Violence → injure → batons

There is nothing that justifies violence,” Nunez said. asserted

Nunez → be → violence

instances → be → officers

The protests started in the Ile-de-France region around Paris but have now spread to other cities nationwide. asserted

protests → start → cities

According to the education ministry, 400 schools were affected by protests or disruptions on Sept 29, out of some 3,700 across the country. uncertain

schools → accord → country