About 440 detained as French student protests turn violent

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said about 440 people, mostly minors, were detained on Tuesday as high school protests over class sizes, teacher shortages and long timetables spread across France. The Education Ministry said about 400 of the country's roughly 3,700 high schools were disrupted. Education Minister Edouard Geffray said 76 people have been injured in the protests, and police reported seven cases of hydrochloric acid thrown at officers. The protests coincided with a public-sector strike ahead of the 2027 budget.