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Authorities in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes estimate damage from the continuing education protests at €25m–€30m.
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Protests by school pupils across France were accompanied by renewed disturbances, arson and vandalism on Thursday. The pupils are protesting against what they see as an inadequate and underfunded education system. Most of the actions have involved blockades of educational institutions, with university students joining secondary-school pupils at some campuses. French media reported 900 pupil actions. [1]
ANP/AFP reported that hundreds of demonstrators had been arrested since the blockades began on Tuesday. Numerous people have been injured, including police officers and school staff. [1]
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who presented his proposed 2027 budget on Thursday, said the actions had become outbreaks of violence and vandalism. Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin held talks with prosecution leaders about a tough response. [1]
The unrest has also reached pupils in Liège, Belgium, where secondary schools are due to remain closed on Friday. [1]
Education Minister Édouard Geffray said 119 students and school staff had been injured since the high-school protests began last week. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said at least 83 police officers and gendarmes were wounded on Wednesday, when blockades affected 356 schools and 625 people were detained. The injury figures cover different groups and periods. [3]
The protests began in the Paris region and have spread to other parts of France. Reported student complaints include large classes, teacher shortages, timetables and overheated classrooms. AP reported that authorities linked some injuries to thrown objects and suspected police riot-control projectiles in other cases. [2] [3]
France’s prime minister convened a crisis meeting on Thursday as the protests spread. [2]
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French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez reported 625 arrests during actions to blockade secondary schools on Wednesday 30 September. [5] On Thursday morning, the student union Union étudiante estimated that about 30 university campuses were blocked, including sites in Paris, Strasbourg and Marseille. [4]
The protesters are demanding replacement teachers and more resources. University faculties joined the secondary-school action on Thursday. [4]
School pupils have been demonstrating for several days over what they see as shortcomings in French education. Their complaints include class sizes, poor buildings and crowded timetables. University students have now joined the protests, and campus buildings have been blocked in Paris, Lyon, Poitiers, Strasbourg and Marseille, ANP reported. [6]
ANP reported that more than 1,000 people, including many minors, had been arrested in recent days, with arrests involving vandalism and arson. It also reported fires outside several educational institutions on Thursday. [6]
Authorities in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the French region that includes Lyon, gave the €25m–€30m estimate to broadcaster BFMTV, the ANP news agency reported. [7]
The regional administration said it had counted 180 blockades over three days and 90 attacks targeting secondary schools. It described the estimated cost as money that could otherwise have gone towards renovating schools in the region. [7]
The estimate comes as secondary-school pupils, joined by university students, protest over what they consider inadequate education and facilities. [7]