French school protests resume despite prime minister's pledge of a plan
High school protests and blockades have resumed in France after students rejected Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's promise to present an education plan by the end of the month.
Protests and blockades at French schools have resumed. Demonstrators have rejected Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's promise to present a plan to fix the education system by the end of the month, The Guardian and Al Jazeera report.
Al Jazeera reports that dozens of people have been injured in the protests. It says the injured include students, teachers and police officers. The Guardian does not give injury figures.
Education Minister Édouard Geffray has invited the three leading high school student associations to talks at the ministry later this afternoon, according to The Guardian.
The Guardian also cites a recent opinion poll. It found the French public broadly agrees with the students' demands, and 55% back the demonstrations. Respondents were divided on whether the protests should continue.
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- The GuardianFrench high school protests continue despite PM’s promise of action – Europe liveThu, Oct 8, 4:10 AM EDT
- Al JazeeraSchool protests, blockades resume in France despite PM’s promise to actThu, Oct 8, 7:03 AM EDT
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