French Students Barricade High Schools to Protest Deportation of Classmates

[ellenrr]

Protests swept more than 30 schools in Paris and the suburbs on Thursday, according to the high school student union the UNL, with the Paris education authority reporting 14 schools were "disrupted."

Students blocked entrances to several schools with barricades and protests. The Guardian reports, "At one high school in Paris students piled green garbage cans in front of the entrance and hung a banner saying 'Education in danger.'" A mass protest took place at Paris's Place de la Nation, France 24 reports.

Some reports have emerged of clashes between protesters and police—who wielded batons and fired teargas.



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[CherokeeDem]

1. I have a very close friend who lives in Paris...

and her 15 year old daughter was part of the protest outside of her lycee today. Alexandria is extremely active and was also part of the protest over French laws regarding the LGBT community. Her mom is so proud of her and so am I.

[ellenrr]

2. She should be proud of her!

I'm so impressed that these young people are carrying on in the French tradition of equality and protest.
unlike our young people