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French schools continue to face closures into a second week, with between 400 and 500 out of 3,700 high schools expected to remain closed on Monday ahead of planned student protests. These demonstrations stem from concerns about poor conditions in schools, overcrowding, and teacher shortages. Education Minister Edouard Geffray reported that since the protests began last month, at least 24 schools have been damaged or vandalized, resulting in tens of millions of euros in property damage and nearly 5,000 arrests nationwide.

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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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The protests began in late September at a high school in a Paris suburb over teacher shortages before spreading nationwide. "Our priority is to restore order," government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon told CNews television on Monday.

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Hundreds of French schools stay closed ahead of nationwide day of student protests · assertive framing

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Hundreds of French schools stay closed ahead of nationwide day of student protests PARIS, Oct 5 - asserted

Hundreds → stay → protests

Hundreds of French high schools will begin a second week of closures on Monday as protests over dilapidated schools and classrooms, overcrowding and teacher shortages precede a nationwide day of demonstrations on Tuesday. asserted

protests → begin → Tuesday

The nationwide demonstrations and blockades underline a fraught social atmosphere as France's government embarks on trying to pass a deficit-narrowing 2027 budget. asserted

government → underline → budget

France's 10-year bond yield briefly topped 5% last week, its highest since 2002, as the protests compounded investor concerns over the country's fiscal outlook. asserted

protests → top → outlook

Between 400 and 500 high schools are expected to remain completely or partially closed on Monday in France, out of a total of 3,700, Education Minister Edouard Geffray said on Sunday evening. asserted

Geffray → expect → evening

Bregeon → begin → Monday

Geffray said that 24 schools had been burned or ransacked and that 78 employees of the national education system had been injured since the beginning of the demonstrations. asserted

employees → say → demonstrations

On Monday, BFMTV showed images of police and student skirmishes in Lille in northern France. asserted

BFMTV → show → France

Since last Monday, around 5,000 people, mostly teenagers, have been arrested nationwide and dozens injured. asserted

dozens → arrest → Monday

Teachers and members of the public have been attacked, while damage to property is estimated in the tens of millions of euros. asserted

damage → attack → euros

Paris police chief Patrice Faure, in an open letter published on X on Saturday, said those who had launched the protests no longer controlled them and called on students to abandon blockades in favour of peaceful protest. asserted

who → publish → protest

Student unions have nevertheless called for a national day of demonstrations on Tuesday. asserted

unions → call → Tuesday

Security officials fear that an organised protest in central Paris in particular could see further violence amid concerns that far-left and anarchist groups could try to take over the protests. uncertain

groups → fear → protests

CGT union head Sophie Binet told TF1 television on Monday that CGT union members will attend Tuesday's demonstrations "to protect high school students." asserted

members → tell → students

"We've been appalled by what we have seen over the past 10 days and by the unprecedented crackdown that the government has organised against the protests by high school students," she said. asserted

she → appal → students