Greta Thunberg joins French teens on new day of school protests
The nationwide movement has drawn support from teachers, university students and unions, while authorities report about 200 school closures and thousands of arrests.
- On Tuesday, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined student demonstrators at Lycée Paul Eluard in Saint-Denis, declaring, "Our future is being robbed away from us" as France's nationwide school protests entered their fourth week.
- The movement began in late September as students demanded improved school infrastructure, additional teachers, and less-crowded schedules, driven by long-standing grievances over dilapidated facilities and staffing shortages across France.
- Authorities report more than 6,800 people, mostly minors, have been taken into custody since protests began, while officials investigate 24 allegations of police brutality; lawyers formed human chains at schools to protect students.
- Education Minister Edouard Geffray reported about 200 schools closed on Tuesday, fewer than prior weeks, while President Emmanuel Macron urged "restraint" and dialogue as organizers called for wider cost-of-living rallies on Saturday.
- Six months ahead of the presidential election, the protests have become a political flashpoint, with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and left-wing hopeful Jean-Luc Mélenchon offering sharply contrasting responses to the unrest.
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