Schoolboy, 15, loses hand after picking up police stun grenade during French school protests
PM orders ministers to tackle students’ five major demands, including organising replacement teachers and school repairs
TL;DR
- Hundreds of schools in France are partially or fully closed due to youth protests.
- A 15-year-old protesting students lost his hand in an incident involving a police stun grenade.
- The government is addressing students' demands, including organizing replacement teachers and repairing school buildings.
- Student and trade unions are calling for a national day of protest with broader participation.
- University buildings are also blockaded in support of the high school protests.
- Thousands of people, mostly teenagers, have been arrested and dozens injured during the protests.
- Damage to property is estimated in the tens of millions of euros.