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France's High School Students Plan Fresh Protests
The government has offered 3,000 substitute teachers and budget changes as organizers keep pressing for an extra €10 million in lycée funding.
- New protests scheduled for Tuesday could mark a turning point in France's high school movement, launched in mid-September, as the government notes a dramatic drop in blockades outside lycees where students aged 15 to 18 study.
- Education Minister Edouard Geffray announced Thursday that 3,000 substitute teachers will replace absent staff at 114 worst-affected schools, while Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu promised budget changes on Sunday to address student demands.
- Demonstrations have caused at least €30 million in damage, with Police detaining more than 6,800 people since protests began, 86 percent minors. An Ipsos-BVA poll published Sunday found 54 percent of respondents backed the student protests.
- For President Emmanuel Macron, the blockades recall the grassroots Yellow Vest movement from 2018, while France's 10,000 medical students expressed concern that continued disruptions could impact their specialty-determining exams starting Monday.
- Students maintain their demand for an extra €10 million investment in high schools, while authorities remain concerned as online activists have called for demonstrations next Saturday to protest the cost of living.
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Refusal to grill in overheated classes, replacement of absent teachers... angry young people do not want to break down the system but to be able to integrate in less barbaric conditions than those proposed to them today, says François Fressoz, editorialist at the "World", in his chronicle.
·Paris, France
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The Frontier PostFrance’s high school students plan fresh protests
France’s high school students plan fresh protests over school conditions, as the government offers concessions and faces renewed pressure. Read more at straitstimes.com.
·Singapore, Singapore
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The Korea Times+3 Reposted by 3 other sources
France's high school students plan fresh protests
PARIS — France's high school students on Monday begin a new stage of their campaign for improved conditions, hoping to maintain the momentum with a...
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Demonstrations and blockades are expected.
·Vienna, Austria
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Total News Sources26
Leaning Left5Leaning Right4Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution36% Left, 36% Center
Bias Distribution
- 36% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources are Center
36% Center
L 36%
C 36%
R 28%
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