00:00The anger shows no signs of abating. High school students across France continued
00:06their protests in front of numerous schools throughout the country on Wednesday. French
00:12security forces say they detained at least 625 people while dozens of police and gendarmes were
00:19wounded as the protests that have seen blockades of high schools and violent clashes escalated.
00:26The movement in Italy says, attended by students aged 15 to 18 for their final three years of
00:33secondary education, has angered the government. Interior Minister Laurent Nunes on Wednesday
00:39condemned what he called an escalation of violence outside certain schools, noting, quote,
00:46an expansion of the movement. Since last week, students in France have staged protests outside
00:52schools over grievances ranging from timetables, class sizes and a shortage of teachers to
00:59overheated classrooms during this year's heat waves.
