Greta Thunberg joins French teens on new day of school protests
Thunberg backed pupils demanding a 10 billion-euro boost for lycées as unions and left-wing allies joined nationwide protests over staffing and school conditions.
- On Tuesday, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined students at the Lycee Paul Eluard in Saint-Denis to support the nationwide mobilization calling for improved education conditions.
- Protests began late last month as students demanded improvements to deteriorating school buildings, teacher shortages, and crowded class schedules within the education system.
- Education Minister Edouard Geffray reported about 200 schools were closed on Tuesday, which was "fewer than last week," while the Ministry of Justice stated more than 6,800 people, mainly minors, have been taken into police custody.
- Police have opened investigations into 24 allegations of brutality against demonstrators, with 19-year-old student Leo telling AFP that protesters felt "disturbed by the level of repression never before seen for a student movement."
- French President Emmanuel Macron urged protesters to exercise restraint on Monday, as demonstrations continue ahead of wider public rallies planned for Saturday regarding the rising cost of living.
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The protest was more numerous than the previous ones, and focused on universities; the Swedish activist said she was “extremely proud”
Swedish activist Greta Tunberg joined the protests.
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‘The whole world is watching with awe’: Greta Thunberg joins French school protests
The latest rallies were largely peaceful, though some turned violent when masked protesters threw projectiles at police and lit fires in the streets, while authorities fired tear gas to control the crowds.
Protests of students in France are growing. Approximately 480 thousand people marched on the streets of the big French cities. During the protests, clashes and violence took place with law enforcement, and protesters threaten not to leave the street. Authorities prepared additional intervention forces. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg came to a high school near Paris to show her support for students.
After three weeks of daily protests, French students are pulling out all the stops to keep their motivation high during the demonstrations and to attract the attention of students and the protesters. This Tuesday, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined the protests of French high school students, traveling to one of the striking high schools in the Seine-Saint-Denis department to show her support for the students. In front of the Paul Éluard hig…
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