Paris.- At least 600 arrested and 400 high schools closed is the provisional toll this Friday in a new day of student protests in France, sprinkled with some scenes of violence and serious acts of vandalism, French media reported.
According to Le Figaro, the provisional police toll at 11 local time (10 GMT) reported 600 arrests.
Regarding the closure of the 400 high schools, which represent around 10% of the total number of institutes in France, this was a figure put forward this Friday by the French Minister of Education, Édouard Geffray.
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Some centers have been the target of fires, including one in the XIII district and others in the XV.
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Given the severity of the protests, the French Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin, reported this Friday that he has asked prosecutors to demand civil liability from parents for the damages caused by their children.
The minister stated that about 300 police officers and gendarmes and more than 60 teachers and school administrators have been injured in the incidents.
The Minister of Justice also criticized leaders of the leftist party La France Insoumise (LFI), including its leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, whom he accused of contributing to the escalation of violence.
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Protests call for better educational conditions
The student mobilization, which calls for better educational conditions, an end to the elimination of university positions, and an end to scholarship cuts, began last week in the Paris region and has been spreading throughout the country.
The Executive announced the creation of a consultation platform to debate those problems, but student unions called to continue the blockades of centers.
