Chelles Deputy Mayor, injured in protests in France, accused a high school student of attempted murder

According to local media reports, City Council member and Vice Mayor Angela Pascoa Dos Santos in Chelles, Seine-et-Marne province, was injured by a gasoline-filled bottle thrown during the protests at Gaston Bachelard High School in the city.

Deputy Mayor Dos Santos filed a complaint against a high school student for attempted murder following the incident.

In her statement to the press, Valerie Pecresse, President of the Ile-de-France Region, which includes Seine-et-Marne, stated that Vice President Dos Santos was attacked while she was with the parents of students who did not want classes to be disrupted at the high school where the protests were taking place.

Announcing that the issue was brought to court, Pecresse condemned the violent incidents at the high school protests.

Images of students throwing fireworks in the corridors of high schools in the city of Chelles spread on social media.

Student protests continue in France

High school students in France have been organizing protests since September 17, demanding improvements in educational conditions, providing more opportunities for their schools and increasing the number of teachers.

The protests, which had diminished during the negotiation process between the government and high school unions and their representatives, were revived on November 4 after the government's commitments to the education sector were found to be insufficient.

Education workers went on strike on November 5, and while approximately one-third of higher education institutions were affected by the strike, education was suspended in dozens of high schools due to the siege action of students.

While the police intervention in the protests, which continued for about two months and supported by university students and unions, caused controversy, 8 thousand people were detained.