High school students protest in France demanding better learning environment, with some committing arson and vandalism

[Paris Current Affairs] On the 1st, some high school students staged protests across France, closing down schools to demand improvements to the learning environment. There was a spate of arson and vandalism around the school buildings and on the streets, and according to AFP news agency, about 2,000 people were detained by police.

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According to statistics from the Ministry of the Interior, over 1,000 high schools, or just under 30% of the country's high schools, were involved in protests, and 222 of them were closed. 400 schools will be closed on the 2nd.

Protests began in September at a high school on the outskirts of Paris. The students demanded renovation of the dilapidated school building and an increase in the number of teaching staff. It received support from the radical leftist party France Indomitable (LFI) and expanded nationwide.

On the 29th of the same month, a local government head affiliated with LFI said, ``Violence is justified depending on the situation.'' On the 1st of this month, there were a number of clashes between high school students and police, resulting in many police officers being injured. Interior Minister Nuñez condemned the attack, saying, ``It is no longer a legitimate expression of rights demands, but is now taking on the appearance of urban violence.''