Protests are growing in France. More than 900 injured, mostly high school students

While the protests of high school students protesting against inadequate staff and worn-out school buildings in France spread throughout the country, the serious injuries of many students during police interventions caused a wide public reaction.

Unions, rights organizations and students accuse the security forces of using disproportionate force in the demonstrations that started in the poor suburbs of the capital Paris at the end of September and spread throughout the country.

The government, on the other hand, argues that the demonstrations have turned into "urban violence".

The protests reached their busiest day with mass marches attended by students, teachers and parents.

According to the news of the French news agency AFP, the High School Students' Union announced that a blockade was established or education was suspended in 1,800 high schools across the country, and it was reported that classes were moved online in some regions.

Following the street marches that started in the morning in Marseille, Nantes and Lyon, the biggest demonstration is expected to take place in Paris.

The situation of the children who were seriously injured due to the defensive ammunition and tear gas used by the police during the demonstrations has escalated the discussions.

A 15-year-old high school student's hand was severed during a demonstration in the northern city of Lens on Monday.

While police union sources claimed that the young man grabbed the stun grenade thrown by the police, a witness who spoke to the local press stated that the grenade hit the child directly.

The local prosecutor's office announced that the circumstances of the bomb's explosion have not yet been clarified.

In the city of Tours, it was reported that 16-year-old Mael, who was seriously injured in his head at the barricade in front of Balzac High School, lost his right eye.

While the prosecutor's office stated that the injury was compatible with an ammunition blow thrown for defensive purposes, the family filed a criminal complaint on the grounds that violence was committed by a public official.

In Saint-Ouen-L'Aumone, northwest of Paris, a 14-year-old boy named Eden was seriously injured in his jaw when the police opened fire from about 1.5 meters away.

While the child's mother stated that her son could not speak, his mouth was closed and he was fed through a straw, the family's lawyer stated that they initiated legal proceedings on the charge of "attempted intentional murder".

Another 16-year-old young man, who was hit by a similar defensive ammunition in the suburb of Argenteuil, is still in danger of losing his eye.