Crisis in French schools: 7,950 arrests, universities shut down

Official French reports indicate that 7,950 people were arrested during student protests, hundreds of protesters and security personnel were injured, and disruption has spread across schools and universities in the country.

Official French reports indicate the arrest of 7,950 people during student protests, hundreds of protestors and security forces being injured, and the spread of disruption in schools and universities in this country.

Ambassador Arjan-International Group: Following the continuation of the wave of strikes and mass protests by students in France, which has paralyzed the education system of this country, official reports indicate the arrest of nearly 8,000 people and the injury of hundreds of protestors and security forces.

Shocking statistics of repression and arrests

According to the latest statistical report of the French judicial system, which was published on Wednesday by the Ministry of Justice of this country, since the beginning of the student protest movement, nearly 8,000 people (7,950 people) have been under police surveillance and 26 people have been sent to temporary judicial custody.

According to the details, 1,177 adults and 6,773 juveniles (minors) have been detained and monitored; A figure that has led to 2 thousand 735 cases of legal prosecution, 2 thousand 225 cases of alternative measures to prosecution and 1 thousand 263 cases of closing the case without prosecution.

Meanwhile, the excessive violence of the anti-riot police and the use of coercive methods have provoked a wave of domestic and international concerns. So far, 36 official cases have been filed by the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN), known as the "Police Police", four of which are related to severe injuries resulting in permanent disability; Including the shocking case of cutting off the hand of a 15-year-old student in the city of Lance and the case of a police officer in Belfort, a city in eastern France, who is being prosecuted for "attempted murder".

According to the French Ministry of Interior, since the beginning of these protests, nearly 900 police and gendarmes, as well as more than 200 students and 147 educational staff have been injured.

The roots of the crisis: from the exhaustion of schools to livelihood demands

According to the data of the official Agora platform, nearly 80% of the students' demands are related to the disorder of curricula and study hours. 51.5% of the protests are related to the wear and tear of school building infrastructure and 28.4% to the shortage and replacement of teachers. So far, the French government has only promised to employ 3,000 substitute teachers (of which 2,000 have been deployed so far); A package that has been dubbed by the student representatives as "small bread" and an insufficient measure.

There is also a deep crisis at the level of higher education; So that 32 to 35 percent of the country's higher education institutions have been disrupted and some centers such as Lyon 2 University have been closed for the whole week for security reasons.

Gathering of lawyers in support of students

Lawyers gathered in front of Pol Alvar High School to support the students. Also, about twenty lawyers appeared in front of Pol Alvar High School to protect students from the police and "prevent a disaster." Romain Ruiz, lawyer of the Paris Bar Association and one of the founders of the Colère noire group, said in an interview with Ambassador Arjanpress (AFP): "We are tired of being the guarantor of human rights in detention centers" and "we want to go beyond our usual duties and missions".

Lawyers also condemned the confiscation of placards and the government's efforts to prevent the formation of this movement. "Placards that criticize the police will be banned," said Prisca Ancion, a lawyer at the St. Denis Bar Association and a member of the Judicial Action Group (CAJ).

Elsa Marcel, a lawyer and a member of the St. Denis City Council from RP, said: We are lawyers belonging to the "CAJ Legal Group" and the "Black Rage" group. We are here at Paul Alvar High School to support the students. Since two weeks ago, at the same time as the government's unprecedented crackdown that has led to more than seven thousand arrests, we have been attending and intervening in police stations and courts. It should be mobilized and come to the square with the students boys and girls!

The European issues expert said: We should not expect that something special will happen regarding the war in Gaza and even Lebanon, and in a way, to increase the political prestige of Paris, we are witnessing the adoption of such positions by the French President.

The lamentation of recent years of education, this year also threatens the education system, especially public schools, with the terrible number of shortage of 176,000 teachers in the new academic year. All recruitment measures in the last two years have not solved this problem and it continues for years. The parliament has warned about the lack of teachers in the coming month.