Hundreds of students detained, dozens of officers injured in French school protests
- French security forces on Wednesday detained over 600 people while dozens of police and gendarmes were wounded as protests that have seen blockades of high schools and violent clashes escalated, the interior minister said.
- The movement in the lycees, attended by students aged 15 to 18 for their final three years of secondary education in France, has angered the government.
- Since last week, students have staged protests outside schools over grievances ranging from timetables, class sizes and a shortage of teachers to overheated classrooms during this year's heatwaves.
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- French security forces on Wednesday detained over 600 people while dozens of police and gendarmes were wounded as protests that have seen blockades of high schools and violent clashes escalated, the interior minister said.
- The movement in the lycees, attended by students aged 15 to 18 for their final three years of secondary education in France, has angered the government.
- Since last week, students have staged protests outside schools over grievances ranging from timetables, class sizes and a shortage of teachers to overheated classrooms during this year's heatwaves.
Sources: France 24