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Students continue to protest in France as hundreds of schools close

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Student protests against poor school conditions and teacher shortages continue across France, leading to hundreds of high schools closing their doors as of Monday. According to Education Minister Edouard Geffray, around 400 to 500 out of 3,700 schools are closed or partially inaccessible due to demonstrations that have resulted in 24 school burnings and ransackings. Protests began at the end of last month when students from a Parisian suburb initiated the movement over teacher shortages, spreading nationwide since then with reported injuries to 78 teaching staff members.

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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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Students continue to protest in France as hundreds of schools close · assertive framing

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Hundreds of high schools in France are closed as student protests continue against rundown schools and teacher shortages. asserted

protests → close → schools

Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon told CNews television on Monday that the priority was to “restore order”. asserted

priority → tell → order

fires → ’ → protests

Earlier, National Education Minister Edouard Geffray said on Sunday evening, of the 3,700 schools, 400 to 500 were likely to be closed fully or partially on Monday. asserted

500 → say → Monday

Geffray said 24 schools had been burned or ransacked, while 78 teaching staff had been injured since the beginning of the protests. asserted

staff → say → protests

Nationwide demonstrations erupted at the end of last month at a high school in a Parisian suburb over teacher shortages, before spreading nationwide. asserted

demonstrations → erupt → shortages

Reporting from a high school in Paris, Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler said students had set up a barricade in front of the building’s entrance using dustbins and fences. asserted

students → report → dustbins

“We’ve been talking to many of the students who have come out here, and what they say is that they are here to have their demands heard by the government. asserted

demands → talk → government

They say they are fed up with teacher shortages and often don’t have teachers for subjects like maths and English,” she said. asserted

she → say → maths

“They also tell us that they’re here to demonstrate to show solidarity with other high school students who are in perhaps poorer areas in France with less adequate facilities or in France’s overseas territories. asserted

who → tell → territories

They say all young people should have an equal right to education,” Butler added. asserted

Butler → say → education

French news channel BFMTV showed images of police and students clashing in Lille, northern France, tear gas being used in Toulouse in the southwest and of a fire being set alight as people tried to break into a school in central Paris. asserted

people → show → Paris

Carole Zerbib, head of the vandalised Lycee Vauquelin in Paris’s 13th district, said a “very determined” group wearing hoods and masks attacked her school. asserted

group → vandalise → school

While police and firefighters quickly put out the fire and the school was evacuated, suspending classes, Zerbib said it was “very violent and happened very quickly”, adding that the attack lasted 15-20 minutes. asserted

attack → put → classes

Since September 28, about 5,000 people, mostly teenagers, have been arrested across the country and dozens have been injured. asserted

dozens → arrest → country

French newspaper La Voix du Nord reported on Monday that a teenager lost a hand after picking up a police stun grenade. asserted

teenager → report → grenade

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

costs → attack → euros

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

unions → call → Tuesday

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