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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat began as a nationwide student movement over education funding and poor school conditions has escalated into clashes in the French capital. Students barricaded a high school in northeastern Paris on Thursday, as police fired tear gas as protests showed few signs of easing.The H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Boucher high school became the latest flashpoint in the unrest as students used rubbish bins to block its entrance and riot police gathered in nearby streets. The confrontation came as hundreds of high school and university students took to the streets in Paris, with a major demonstration planned from Place de la R\u00e9publique towards Place de la Bastille.The latest escalation came after days of disruption across France. More than 6,600 people have been arrested since late September, when mostly under-18 students began protesting over education funding and conditions in schools, according to the Interior Ministry. The Education Ministry said 375 schools were fully or partially closed on Thursday.At least a dozen demonstrations supporting the student movement were also planned across France on Thursday, underlining the widening scale of the protests.Many protesters in Paris wore surgical masks or hoodies, apparently to avoid being identified. As the crowd gathered near H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Boucher, police surrounded a nearby square and fired tear gas after protesters surged.<\/p>\n The protests have been driven by complaints over underfunded schools, ageing facilities and staff shortages. But the movement has also drawn trade unions and political groups, as well as troublemakers whose actions have led to clashes and damage.Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu sought to condemn the violence in a televised address, citing attacks on students and staff, injuries to police officers and gendarmes, and schools being set on fire or vandalized.\u201cWe cannot play with the safety of France\u2019s youth,\u201d Lecornu said.He also criticised \u201cpolitical leaders who use this anger to conduct their electoral battles.\u201d France is due to hold a presidential election in April.At Place de la R\u00e9publique, smoke from burning rubbish hung in the air as students prepared to march towards Bastille. Protesters carried signs bearing their schools\u2019 names and placards reading \u201cMore money for repression than for our education\u201d and \u201cWho protects us from the police?\u201d\u201cWe\u2019re here, we\u2019re demonstrating, and we won\u2019t stop. Until October, November, December if necessary. Nothing will stop us,\u201d said Sofia Ferdials, 18, a student at Paris 8 University.<\/p>\n The unrest has raised concerns over both school conditions and the police response. Emma Khelil, an 18-year-old university student who returned to her former high school to support the protesters, said she was worried about police violence.\u201cWe\u2019re here to defend our rights, not to lose an eye or a hand,\u201d Khelil said.She said she had seen insulation problems and water leaks at the school and had occasionally seen rats.Khelil also rejected the idea that the government’s response would end the movement.\u201cI don\u2019t think the movement is going to lose momentum. As long as things don\u2019t change, we\u2019re going to see the movement grow stronger, and potentially a convergence of struggles, especially with the next presidential election coming up,\u201d she said.Dounia Gergeon, a 39-year-old school librarian who joined the Bastille demonstration, said young people felt increasingly unsupported.\u201cThey do not feel supported,\u201d she said. \u201cThey feel cornered and forced to work under these conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n The protests have also inspired student unrest in Belgium and Italy.In Belgium, authorities in Liege banned public gatherings until midnight on October 16 after clashes involving several hundred protesters. Police used water cannon and tear gas on Wednesday, nearly 90 people were arrested and several officers were injured.The Belgian protests include demands for more teachers and smaller classes, as well as opposition to education reforms. Protesters have also referred directly to the events in France.In Italy, students have occupied schools and organised marches in several cities. Activists have invoked the French movement with the slogan \u201clet\u2019s do as they do in France\u201d.In Turin, students occupied several high schools over building conditions, education funding and increased military spending. In Rome, students occupied one school and walked out of another, while students in Naples also protested against a planned migrant detention centre.<\/div>\n At least a dozen demonstrations supporting the student movement were also planned across France on Thursday, underlining the widening scale of the protests. What began as a nationwide student movement over education funding and poor school conditions has escalated into clashes in the French capital. 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Students say protests will continue<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Unrest spreads beyond France<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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