More than 5,000 people have been detained in France since the beginning of the week during mass student protests. According to Le Figaro, the demonstrations began with the blockade of schools (lyceums) in the Paris region, then spread throughout the country and in some places escalated into clashes with the police and street riots. French Interior Minister Laurent Nunes said that on Friday alone, the police detained 1,747 people, and "urban violence" cases were recorded near 158 educational institutions. The wave of protest has risen with demands to increase education funding, fill the shortage of teachers and other staff, improve school building conditions and relieve overcrowding in classrooms. The first actions took place in the suburbs of Paris, after which the movement quickly spread to other French cities. As of Friday, protest actions and school disruptions affected more than 700 educational institutions. In some places, the demonstrations were accompanied by the burning of garbage cans, damage to property, clashes with the police and attacks on rescue service workers. The school named after Nelson Mandela was damaged as a result of the fire in Nantes. The authorities began to describe the incident as "urban violence" and increased the presence of law enforcement units on the streets. Meanwhile, the students themselves and their supporting teachers claim that the movement is based exclusively on educational issues. In some schools, classes are regularly canceled due to a lack of teachers, and in the department of Saint-Saint-Denis, according to the trade unions, a significant number of teacher positions remain vacant. The demonstration of the teachers of the "St. Exuper" school in Crete became an occasion for the first actions of September. The students joined them in lining up trash cans at the entrance of the school. And the photos and videos spread on social networks contributed to the school blockades gaining more momentum. On Friday, Education Minister Edouard Geoffre met with representatives of unions, parents and students, but the negotiators complained that no clear steps were proposed to solve the problem. After the meeting, the trade unions called not to stop the struggle and announced the start of a new round of protests from Tuesday. 6 of the 7 major trade unions of the education sector, as well as the largest student and apprentice organizations, joined the October 6 action.