FRANCE BURNS: Student Protests Explode as Over 400 Schools Shut Amid Clashes | Times Now World

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High school students clashed with police in Saint-Denis on Monday as nationwide protests over underfunding, teacher shortages and deteriorating school facilities intensified across France. Footage showed protesters throwing firecrackers and bottles at police, while dumpsters were set alight and firefighters moved in to extinguish the flames. France’s Interior Ministry reported 164 arrests during clashes on October 5, taking the number of arrests since the blockades intensified to more than 5,000. More than 1,000 high schools were affected by strikes or demonstrations on October 1, according to Education Ministry figures reported by Le Monde. Seine-Saint-Denis has emerged as a major centre of the mobilisation, with repeated blockades at Paul-Eluard high school in Saint-Denis. Education Minister Edouard Geffray acknowledged students’ legitimate demands while condemning violence, as student groups called for further protests after talks failed to produce what they considered concrete meas

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