France closes 400 schools as student protests over funding turn violent nationwide
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About 400 schools across France remained closed on Friday as student protests over education funding and conditions escalated into widespread violence, officials said. Education Minister Edouard Geffray told France 2 late Thursday that “a little over 400 schools and other educational establishments” would be shut, with some shifting to remote learning.
The demonstrations, initially sparked by teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings in the Paris region last month, have since spread nationwide. On Thursday, protesters set fires in at least two high schools, while in Marseille, teachers were splashed with petrol, authorities reported. Riot police clashed with youths in Toulouse, and a car was torched in Strasbourg.
The Interior Ministry said 1,949 people were arrested on Thursday for school blockades, with 305 police officers and gendarmes injured in the unrest. A total of 1,000 educational institutions were affected, including 222 that were fully blocked. The government described the situation in some areas as “urban violence” and imposed bans on gatherings near closed schools on Friday.
Intelligence agencies told a crisis meeting that the protests were instigated by hard-left politicians, including members of La France Insoumise, according to sources close to Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu. LFI lawmaker Louis Boyard denied the allegation in comments to French broadcasters. Since the protests began, 170 students and 65 education staff have been injured, Geffray said.
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