Over 500 schools across France partially or wholly closed on Monday due to ongoing protests, according to the French education minister. Demonstrations resulted in at least 190 students sustaining injuries, and authorities detained more than 5,000 people.
A confrontation on Monday led to a student losing his hand near a school in Lens. The French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, announced measures intended to "address the difficulties faced by secondary school students and education staff".
However, Lecornu also stated that the government would make no concessions to violence, while accusing LFI of being "irresponsible" in calling for the movement to expand. Education Minister Édouard Geffray reported that 24 schools had been "burned and ransacked."
Regarding the arrests, France's justice ministry confirmed that among the 5,060 people detained since the movement started, 87% were minors. Furthermore, the justice ministry noted that 1,802 individuals face prosecution, comprising 319 adults and 1,483 minors.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon suggested the protests represent the "most powerful high school and university student youth movement" since 1968, while also blaming the police for "abuses of power." The Union Syndicale Lycéenne (USL) claimed the government offered "nothing concrete," and SNES-FSU urged its members to join the planned protest for Tuesday.
