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French high schools have seen hundreds close due to ongoing protests by students who argue against long school hours, poor conditions, and frequent staff absences. On Friday, demonstrations turned violent with students lighting fires outside schools and clashing with police, leading to 400 closures nationwide. The government acknowledges the legitimacy of student concerns but criticizes the use of violence in expressing them.

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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned against escalating school protests after 164 people were arrested on Monday, following demonstrations by high school students across France over issues like overcrowded classes and teacher shortages. The movement began in Paris last week and has since spread to cities including Lille, Nantes, and Marseille. On Tuesday, clashes between masked students and police erupted in several locations, with some protesters setting fire to bins and throwing projectiles at law enforcement, who responded with teargas and batons. According to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, 48 police officers were injured during the protests on Monday and Tuesday, while 10 students and staff members sustained injuries. Nationwide, around 300 schools were affected by demonstrations or disruptions, leading to a total of over 400 arrests, mostly minors. The protests coincide with strikes by public sector workers demanding higher pay and better working conditions due to planned budget cuts by the government.

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Hundreds of French high schools shut as new violence erupts Students have been protesting excessively long school hours, inadequate conditions, and excessive staff absences French high school students lit fires outside schools and faced off with police on Friday as a protest movement that has forced the closure of some 400 establishments showed no sign of abating.

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Hundreds of French high schools shut as new violence erupts Students have been protesting excessively long school hours, inadequate conditions, and excessive staff absences French high school students lit fires outside schools and faced off with police on Friday as a protest movement that has forced the closure of some 400 establishments showed no sign of abating. asserted

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The movement, which began last week in the Paris region and rapidly spread nationwide, has seen teenage pupils at lycees in their final years of schooling block access to buildings and clash with police. asserted

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The students say their school hours are excessively long, conditions are inadequate including overheated classrooms, and that there are too many staff absences. asserted

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The government says the grievances are legitimate but has condemned what it has described as “urban violence”. asserted

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