'Our Future Is Being Robbed': Greta Thunberg Joins France Student Protests
The protesters are demanding more teachers, safer buildings and a 10 billion-euro funding boost as authorities report school closures and thousands of arrests.
- 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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Greta Thunberg joins French teens on new day of school protests
By Janis Laizans and Clotaire Achi SAINT-DENIS, France, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined a demonstration outside a high school in a working-class suburb of Paris on Tuesday as French pupils took to the streets for another day o...
Student protests in France, sparked by teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, and inadequate school facilities, have entered their fourth week. Around 200 schools across the country have suspended classes, and Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has joined demonstrations near the capital, Paris.
Teachers' unions join mobilization for more education funding as Greta Thunberg supports supporters near Paris
France remains a powder keg: student unions have announced a new wave of protests. According to the government, around 200 high schools remained closed nationwide. The demonstrators are now supported by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg ...
In the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, the activist Greta Thunberg joined the student protests, accusing the operatives of taking specific action against participating minors.
New support for high school students. As they have been demonstrating for several weeks for more school resources, the young French were able to count on Greta Thunberg. This Tuesday morning in front of the Paul-Éluard High School in Saint-Denis, the Swedish activist made her voice heard and expressed her keen anger at the situation.
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