
In France, during protests by high school students against an overloaded schedule and a shortage of teachers, 440 people were detained, two-thirds of them were placed in custody, a significant portion were minors, and more than 10 people were injured.
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High school students in France are protesting against overcrowded schedules, teacher shortages and other problems in the education system.
French law enforcement officers detained 440 people during high school student protests. Two thirds of the detainees were placed in custody, a significant part of the detainees were minors.
High school students are protesting overcrowded schedules, teacher shortages and other educational problems.
PARIS, September 29 - RIA Novosti. French law enforcement officers detained 440 people during protests by high school students, said French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez.
Earlier, the BFMTV channel reported that high school students in France staged protests at more than 300 schools, protesting against a number of problems in the field of education.
“There have been 440 arrests throughout the country,” Nunez said on BFMTV.
According to the head of the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs, two thirds of the detainees were placed in custody. The minister noted that law enforcement officers mainly detained people for damaging property and attacking Interior Ministry employees. At the same time, a significant part of the detainees are minors, Nunez added.
The country's Minister of National Education, Edouard Geffre, previously reported that during the protests by high school students, more than 10 people were injured, including students and staff of educational institutions.
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