French Students Block Dozens of Schools, Vow More Protests
The education ministry said 49 schools were blockaded as unions and students pressed for better conditions and higher pay.
- On Tuesday, French Students blocked entrances to Forty-nine of the country's high schools, Authorities said, as they maintained protests for better learning conditions.
- Student protests across France have spiraled into larger cost-of-living demonstrations since September, with recent weeks marked by fringe violence and accusations of police brutality.
- Authorities reported that Around 575,000 people demonstrated across France last Thursday, while Unions claimed 1.5 million participated in the cost-of-living strikes and protests.
- Unions rejected a government pledge to increase the minimum wage by 0.6 percent, calling it "crumbs," and scheduled a new day of strikes for November 17.
- Amid pressure from the European Union to rein in debt, the government faces limited spending options as unrest continues ahead of next year's elections to replace President Emmanuel Macron.
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Students in France closed the entrances to 49 high schools this morning on Tuesday, in protest against school conditions, and to demand that the reality of education be improved.
French students block dozens of schools, vow more protests
French students blocked the entrances to dozens of high schools on Tuesday, November 10, as they kept up protests for better learning conditions. These protests across France have spiraled into larger…
The measure affected about 0.8% of the country's 3,700 institutes, according to the Ministry of National Education.
French students blocked the entrances to dozens of secondary schools across the country on Tuesday, the education ministry said, continuing protests demanding better school conditions. The student protests, which have been taking place across France since September, have in recent weeks turned into wider demonstrations over the cost of living. In some cases, there have been isolated incidents of violence and allegations of police brutality.
French students blockade nearly 50 high schools after protests.
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