Images from ongoing student protests in France of heavily armed riot police using tear gas, stun grenades, batons, rubber bullets, and rough restraint techniques on children have sparked national and international concern.

High schoolers across France have taken to the streets since September 21 frustrated with the government’s continued under-investment in their education, which has resulted in a shortage of teachers, too large classes, and inadequate school buildings. While schools have been blockaded and some protesters have engaged in violence, the protests have been overwhelmingly peaceful.

Police use of force in response to the protests has resulted in serious injuries to children, including a 15-year-old boy who lost a hand to an explosive police stun grenade and a 14-year-old boy whose jaw shattered from a police tear-gas canister fired at close range.…