Direct Paris and the Progress of the Protests of High School Students in France
More than 5,000 people were arrested as protests spread to over 1,200 high schools, with unions citing unfilled posts and below-inflation funding.
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High school students in Paris’ deprived suburbs spark national protest movement
AUBERVILLIERS, France, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Maisa, a 17-year-old in a poor Paris suburb who aspires to be an English teacher, joined tens of thousands of other students and their supporters this week in protests that spread across France over dilapidated ...
High school students in Paris' deprived suburbs spark national protest movement
AUBERVILLIERS, France, Oct 3 - Maisa, a 17-year-old in a poor Paris suburb who aspires to be an English teacher, joined tens of thousands of other students and their supporters this week in protests that spread across France over dilapidated schools, classroom overcrowding and teacher shortages. Read more at straitstimes.com.
From Paris, our journalist Natalia Ruiz Giraldo tells us what the situation is in the country in the midst of the demonstrations of the students of high schools. For several days, young people have been demanding the improvement of the conditions of the educational institutions, since dozens of institutions are not suitable to receive classes, and more teachers.
In France, law enforcement has reportedly taken action against more than 5,000 people in connection with high school protests demanding improved educational conditions. Click here for more.
Students from poorer neighborhoods claim that their schools are the hardest hit by problems in the education system. Seventeen-year-old Maisa from the suburbs of Paris, who wants to become an English teacher, joined the protests in front of the "Lycée Le Corbusier" school in Aubervilliers, north of Paris. "Last year, I took a French exam in high school without having a French teacher, and teachers have a huge influence," Maisa said.
France faces student protests over teacher shortages and overcrowded classes, with Paris strikes leading to widespread school disruptions and clashes.
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