Schoolchildren shot at principals: dozens injured in France

More than a dozen school staff and several students were injured in mass protests by high school students in France. This was stated by the Minister of national education Edouard Geffrey on his page in the social network X.

There were more than 300 schools across the country. Students expressed dissatisfaction with the overloaded schedule, the acute shortage of teachers and other systemic problems in the field of education. Protests have been going on for a week and in some cases have turned into open riots.

The Minister condemned the use of violence, noting that such actions are not justified. Among the victims are employees of the Ministry of Education, who received injuries, including from shots with pyrotechnic mortars.

The head of the department highlighted several particularly brutal incidents. A teacher was beaten in the Nor department in the north of the country. In the suburbs of Paris (Department of Aux-de-Saine), the director of the lyceum was injured from a fireworks launcher. In Toulouse, several educational workers were attacked.

According to French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, more than 160 people were detained during the protests that covered almost 180 high schools.