Parent groups demand education reforms

Parent collectives have urged the government to address the demands of high school students, who have been protesting for several weeks. The groups plan to organize a large gathering on Children's Rights Day, scheduled for November 14.

Students seek major changes in schools

The students are calling for significant improvements in their educational environment, including functional school buildings and equipment, adequate teacher staffing, better working conditions for educators, less crowded schedules, and an end to the use of opaque algorithms in determining their futures.

Concerns over unsafe school conditions

Parents and other adults have expressed anger over the declining state of the national education system, which they say has been systematically weakened over the years. Reports indicate that minors have been studying in poor conditions, and there have been cases of violence against students.

Injuries and custody of minors reported

In Tours, a 16-year-old high school student was blinded, likely by a LBD shot, while another 14-year-old suffered severe facial injuries from an illegal shot. In Lens, a teenager had his hand torn off. Additionally, 6,877 minors and young people have been placed under custody, some under harsh conditions.

Heatwave worsened school conditions

Parents also recalled last summer's heatwave, during which schools became extremely hot, leading to health problems for students. It was reported that the government reduced the budget for cooling schools by 40 million euros from the initial amount announced at the beginning of the summer.

Call for large protest and police restraint

The collectives are calling for a major mobilization on November 14 and are urging the government to listen to the students' demands and implement them concretely. They also call for the Minister of the Interior to issue orders of restraint to the police forces.