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Hundreds held, dozens wounded as protests over conditions in French schools escalate

Since last week, students have staged protests outside schools over grievances ranging from timetables, class sizes and a shortage of teachers to overheated classrooms during this year's heatwaves.

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00:00The anger shows no signs of abating. High school students across France continued their protests in front of numerous schools
00:09throughout the country on Wednesday. French security forces say they detained at least 625 people, while dozens of police and
00:19gendarmes were wounded as the protests that have seen blockades of high schools and violent clashes escalated.
00:26The movement in Elysees, attended by students aged 15 to 18 for their final three years of secondary education, has
00:35angered the government. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez on Wednesday condemned what he called an escalation of violence outside certain schools,
00:45noting, quote, an expansion of the movement.
00:48Since last week, students in France have staged protests outside schools over grievances ranging from timetables, class sizes and a
00:58shortage of teachers to overheated classrooms during this year's heat waves.

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