France: Students again protest education system

By Yusuf Ozcan</p> <p>PARIS (AA) – High school students in Paris once again took to the streets on Tuesday to protest French President Emmanuel Macron’s educational policies.</p> <p>Organized by student unions, hundreds of students gathered along Descartes Street and walked toward Republic Square chanting anti-Macron slogans.</p> <p>Showing solidarity with students who two weeks ago were brought to their knees by the police, and their hands tied, the students protested in the same posture.</p> <p>The high school pupils have been staging protests for around two weeks in various cities throughout the country.</p> <p>During last week’s “Black Tuesday” protests, some 450 high schools were totally or partially closed across France.</p> <p>On Dec. 5 and 6, over 700 students were arrested during nationwide demonstrations.</p> <p>Since Nov. 17, France has seen demonstrations by thousands of people protesting the economic squeeze on the middle class.</p> <p>The demonstrators wearing bright yellow vests — dubbed the Yellow Vests — have been gathering in major French cities, including Paris.</p> <p>According to a recent survey, 84 percent of the French people — mostly from the middle-income group — support the protests.</p> <p>The Yellow Vest protests started in France but spilled over to other European countries, including Belgium and the Netherlands.

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