Schoolboy, 15, loses hand after picking up police stun grenade during French school protests
A 15-year-old student in France lost his hand after picking up a police stun grenade during widespread school protests. The government is now attempting to address student grievances regarding school conditions and staffing to quell the unrest.
Why it matters
The incident has intensified the national debate over police tactics and the deteriorating state of the French public education system.
Police officers face a protesting student from the Gustave Eiffel secondary school in Bordeaux on Monday. Photograph: Ugo Amez/SIPA/Shutterstock Police officers face a protesting student from the Gustave Eiffel secondary school in Bordeaux on Monday. Photograph: Ugo Amez/SIPA/Shutterstock France Schoolboy, 15, loses hand after picking up police stun grenade during French school protests Prime minister orders ministers to tackle students’ five major demands, including organising replacement teachers and school repairs
Prefer the Guardian on Google Hundreds of schools in France remained fully or partially closed on Monday as teenagers continued to blockade buildings and the government struggled to contain the biggest youth protest movement in years.
A 15-year-old protesting against what the demonstrators say are France’s dilapidated and understaffed schools had his hand blown off on Monday in the northern town of Lens, the local prefect François-Xavier Lauch said.
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