Politics · France · 3 hrs ago
French principals face violence as student protests disrupt some schools
Student protests have blocked high schools across France, mostly without violence.
Some schools have faced vandalism and clashes, leaving principals threatened or injured.
At a school with 1,500 students in the Loire Valley, attempts to blockade the grounds were calm for the first three days.
On October 1, a group broke through a fence and entered the school grounds after striking windows and setting off fireworks.
A student punched the principal, who went to hospital but returned to work the next day.
She said she did not want to leave her staff to manage the situation alone.
Principals have described the challenge of handling the disruption and reopening their schools.
Student protests at a high school in France turned violent on October 1, leaving its principal injured, according to Le Monde EN.
The school in the Loire Valley has 1,500 students.
The principal said masked young people struck lobby windows, set off fireworks and entered the school grounds.
She said one student punched her in the chest and stomach.
She was prescribed two days off work but returned to school the next day.
- Who
- Student protesters and the principal of a high school in the Loire Valley.
- What
- A group damaged the school and entered its grounds; one student punched the principal.
- When
- October 1, at 6:30 am.
- Where
- A high school in the Loire Valley, France.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I was 10 meters behind,
A kid ran straight at me, punched me in the chest and stomach so hard I lost my breath, and immediately ran off.
I couldn't leave my teams like that,
Protests at the high school were relatively calm.
Teenagers gathered at the school after messages targeting it circulated on social media.
After police left, the group returned, knocked down a fence and entered the school grounds; a student punched the principal.
The principal returned to school after being prescribed two days of total incapacity for work.
- Location
- Loire Valley, France
- Students
- 1,500
- Incident time
- October 1, 6:30 am
- Principal's injury
- Punched in the chest and stomach
- Prescribed time off
- Two days of total incapacity for work
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