French student protests intensify

The protests by high school students in France, which began demanding better study conditions and sufficient numbers of teachers, have become an ongoing national crisis lasting for four weeks. Over 6,800 people have been detained, the majority of whom are minors (86%), with hundreds injured, including students and security forces. The protests are attributed to a shortage of teachers and the needs of educational institutions, leading to difficult learning conditions such as long travel hours, difficulty accessing schools, as well as a lack of teaching staff and weak infrastructure. Tensions escalated with the police using excessive force, resulting in injuries to children — including the loss of a child's hand due to a stun grenade — prompting authorities to temporarily suspend the use of such grenades and launch investigations into the excessive use of force. Material damages from acts of vandalism, amounting to tens of millions of euros, sparked a debate about responsibility for funding reforms, with the government proposing to burden families, a move that faced opposition. The crisis has evolved into a political and human rights issue, with the High Commissioner for Human Rights calling for ensuring peaceful protests and respecting minors' rights, amid growing challenges to promote social justice and improve the quality of education in France.

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