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France: 30,000 students out of class after 24 high schools burned
The student movement over school conditions that began on Sept. 17 has spread across France, with more than 6,500 people detained.
Ally Daily Editorial DeskUpdated:
About 30,000 high school students in France will be unable to attend classes in person for several weeks after 24 lycées were burned or badly damaged during weeks of student protests, Education Minister Édouard Geffray said. The cost of the damage is estimated at tens of millions of euros.
The movement, launched on Sept. 17 by students demanding better school conditions, more teachers and more funding, has spread to cities across the country. More than 6,500 people have been detained, and over 1,000 people — including students, school staff and police — have been injured.
Classes were suspended at 400 to 500 schools on Monday because safety could not be guaranteed. Geffray blamed “activists, notably from the ultra-left,” who he said had infiltrated the movement and been “extremely violent.”
Protests spread to universities
Demonstrations are continuing outside high schools and universities in Paris, Strasbourg, Saint-Nazaire, Montreuil and Aix-en-Provence. University students have joined in, including at Sciences Po and the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations in Paris. Outside Sciences Po, some students blocked the entrance with trash bins, metal structures and banners while another group staged a sit-in. Lawmakers from the France Unbowed party also came to the scene.
In Saint-Nazaire, about 150 students gathered outside the Aristide Briand high school and set some objects on fire before police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
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