French high school engulfed in flames as student protests continue
A French high school in Metz went up in flames as student protests over school conditions spread across the country.
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A French high school in Metz went up in flames as student protests over school conditions spread across the country.
Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Éric Fassin, a sociologist and professor at Paris VIII University. He sees these student protests first and foremost as a demand for equality, dignity and recognition. Students from working-class suburbs are asking for the basic conditions that make studying possible and, ultimately, the same opportunities as students elsewhere. What began among students in the Parisian suburbs has spread, but its fundamental meaning remains the same: this is a social movement with a political and democratic dimension. He also see these protests in the context of a longer history of repression of social movements in France.
Some 400 French schools have been closed and will remain shuttered on Friday as the student protests that began in high schools in the Paris region last week have spread across France and grown increasingly violent. The students are protesting grievances including teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings. The government has blamed the hard left for initiating the movement.
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Opposition leader says several days has passed since the students called off their agitation over paper leaks, but Home Minister Amit Shah has not spoken about the police action against them