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Story summary
- Students in Seine-Saint-Denis blockaded Lycée Blaise-Cendrars over broken chairs, leaky ceilings and mold.
- Police on horseback charged protesters, deployed teargas and arrested thousands, prompting accusations of brutality and racial insults.
- Education ministry pledged 3,000 teachers to fill staffing gaps, though unions say funding remains insufficient.
- Mayor Stéphane Blanchet and council head Stéphane Troussel publicly backed the students’ repair demands.