French high school students' protests against insufficient educational resources have intensified, and the third wave of nationwide demonstrations will be launched on the 6th

French high school students' protests against insufficient educational resources have intensified, and the third wave of nationwide demonstrations will be launched on the 6th. The initial appeal of this movement was to improve learning conditions such as school buildings and teacher manpower. However, the actions were accompanied by destruction and violence, which has caused huge losses and personal injuries.

Following two waves of large-scale mobilization on September 29 and October 1, high school and college student organizations called for "Act 3" to begin on the 6th. About 30 cities across the country are participating, and the action times vary. In Paris, a demonstration will take place at Place de la République at 2 p.m.

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Students protested against dilapidated school buildings, overcrowded classrooms, absentee teachers with no substitutes, overfull class schedules, and the lack of transparency in the university application system Parcoursup. They demanded that the state invest more human and financial resources in education to achieve more equitable educational opportunities.

The French General Trade Union (CGT) has announced that it will join the demonstration to "protect students", and the Federation of Educational Unions has also called for strikes and other methods to respond to the high school students' movement.

The French Prime Minister's Office believes that the demonstrations in the past week have evolved into urban violence. Many school gates, bicycles, roadside trash cans, and bus booths have been damaged or burned in various places. The situation has slowed down today, but in the city of Lens, a 15-year-old boy's left hand was blown off by a riot police bomb. A high school was also set on fire in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.

Education Minister Édouard Geffray said that 190 students have been injured since the movement began, some due to accidents and some caused by troublemakers.

Since the beginning of the campaign, a total of 5,060 people have been detained and 14 people have been detained. The Ministry of Justice said today that 87% of those arrested were minors; 1,802 people are currently facing prosecution, of which 1,483 are minors.

In addition, the Senate will consider a draft law as early as the 27th of this month, aiming to force those who damage public facilities to bear the cost of repairs; government spokesman Maud Bregeon said today that once the law takes effect, it will allow the government to deduct family allowances if necessary, which is equivalent to forcing parents to pay for the damage caused by their children.

It is difficult at this stage to estimate the amount of damage the campaign has caused across the country. The greater Paris region (Ile-de-France), which has 468 high schools, recently estimated losses of at least 7 million euros (approximately NT$249 million); the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), which has more than 300 high schools, estimated losses between 25 million and 30 million euros, including areas around high schools and damaged vehicles.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has instructed government ministries to study measures to respond to the demands of high school students, and a preliminary decision is expected to be made by the end of the month.