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Violent protests over education issues in France have led to the closure of nearly 400 schools nationwide. The unrest began in the Paris region last month and has since spread across France, with incidents including injuries, school fires, and hundreds of arrests. Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin suggested that some protesters may not be actual high school students, describing them as a violent minority disrupting public order.
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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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Violent protests in France over state of education lead to closure of nearly 400 schools Protests first erupted in Paris region last month, but have turned increasingly violent as they spread About 400 schools in France are expected to remain closed on Friday after student protests over education-related grievances turned violent in some places.
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🔮 Violent protests in France over state of education lead to closure of nearly 400 schools Protests first erupted in Paris region last month, but have turned increasingly violent as they spread About 400 schools in France are expected to remain closed on Friday after student protests over education-related grievances turned violent in some places.
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Violent protests in France over state of education lead to closure of nearly 400 schools Protests first erupted in Paris region last month, but have turned increasingly violent as they spread About 400 schools in France are expected to remain closed on Friday after student protests over education-related grievances turned violent in some places. asserted
protests → lead → places
The protests against teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings erupted in the Paris region last month but have turned increasingly violent as they spread nationwide, with dozens injured and police making hundreds of arrests. asserted
police → erupt → arrests
The demonstrations and blockades have become a political flashpoint at a sensitive moment for the government, which announced a series of spending cuts in its 2027 budget on Thursday. asserted
which → become → Thursday
We're not entirely sure that they are even high school students themselves," Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin told RTL radio on Friday, adding that 2,000 people had been arrested since the protests began, with about two-thirds placed in police custody. asserted
thirds → tell → custody
"We have gone from high school student demonstrations to a public order disturbance. asserted
We → go → disturbance
When people target buses and set schools on fire, it is no longer simply a protest issue," he said. asserted
he → target → fire
In an interview with broadcaster France 2 on Thursday evening, French Education Minister Édouard Geffray said that "a little over 400 schools and other educational establishments" would remain closed on Friday. asserted
schools → say → Friday
At Victor Hugo high school, two teachers were inadvertently splashed as a student attempted to throw gasoline into a trash bin. asserted
student → splash → bin
Earlier, the prosecutor's office had said the teachers had been assaulted. asserted
teachers → say → ?
Outside Marseille's Saint-Exupery high school, hundreds of young people forced firefighters to flee their truck and then set it alight. asserted
hundreds → force → it
Public transport in the city was suspended after staff members were injured in the unrest. asserted
members → suspend → unrest
A school was set ablaze in the western city of Nantes, fire crews said, and the facade of another suffered fire damage in Le Havre, in the north. asserted
facade → set → north
In the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis, crowds of young people massed in front of a line of police. asserted
crowds → mass → police
One student held up a sign that read: "Can we explain ourselves without being tear gassed?" asserted
we → hold → ourselves
Geffray said he would meet representatives of staff unions, parent associations and student associations on Friday. asserted
he → say → Friday
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