France: high school protests turn violent, nearly 2,000 arrests and more than 400 schools closed
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BelgiumBrussels is gauging the crisis of French high schools in terms of contagion: on Thursday, October 1, the blockages spread to Liège, where secondary schools will close on Friday, October 2.
What each one tells
opposition
GermanyBerlin sees the revolt of French high school students as a symptom of a worsening educational malaise exacerbated by the austerity budget cuts, rather than just a simple flare-up of violence.
- Belgium
Contagion
the narrative highlights the movement's arrival rather than its causes.
What the account puts first
GermanyBudget
the narrative links the high school students' anger to the government's austerity policy and market confidence.
- Belgium
Reliance on police
the tally of Liège incidents is based on law enforcement reports.
What it leans on
GermanyReliance on student testimony
DW bases the explanation for the blockages on the words of a high school student reported by an agency.
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this press does not report this figure
Interpellations of Thursday, October 1st
people arrested
only one reports it1,949