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- Students blocked entrances of dozens of Paris high schools, cancelling lessons and prompting widespread closures.
- The education ministry reported 65 staff, including 40 principals, were injured during the protests.
- Police allegedly beat a 14-year-old boy in Val d’Oise, causing serious mouth and jaw injuries.
- Protesters cited overcrowded classrooms, crumbling buildings, low teacher pay and heat-wave temperatures of 35-40 °C.
- Authorities condemned the protests as urban violence and reported hundreds of arrests.