In France, about 500 high schools are partly or fully closed today after a week of student protests were met by riot police. Thousands of students have taken to the streets across France, including in Paris, Marseille, Nantes and Montpellier, to protest teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and crumbling school buildings. French authorities have arrested more than 5,000 people since the movement began, about 85% of them minors, according to AFP. Student organizers say the government has offered no concrete measures and are calling for more protests on Tuesday. This is 17-year-old student Madeleine Landry.

Madeleine Landry: “It was really difficult to concentrate in the heat, especially when you are in a small classroom with 35 people in it. So, it’s true that you can very quickly lose concentration. Also, we don’t always have fans in every classroom, so it can get really, really hot. And in some classrooms, we’re not really allowed to drink water, so that makes things difficult, as well.”