A new call to action from high school students in France who do not find the government's commitments sufficient

According to local media, student unions found the commitments announced by the French Ministry of National Education for high school students insufficient and called for a return to siege actions on November 3 and 5.

Mathilde Panot, Deputy Parliamentary Group Chair of the opposition Unyielding France (LFI) Party, which supported the protests, said in an interview with the Tribune Dimanche newspaper that the government's commitments were "a red herring" in the face of the demands of high school students.

Panot evaluated that the government fell far behind the additional budget of 10 billion euros requested for high schools and higher education institutions.

Sophie Venetitay, Secretary General of SNES-FSU, one of the country's leading education unions, said in her statement to BFMTV that the steps the government will take will determine the course of the actions and said, "The ball is now in the government's court." he said.

French Minister of National Education Edouard Geffray emphasized that class sizes in high schools would be reduced and that the contract process of 920 contracted teachers would be completed and more than 500 additional quotas would be opened.

Geffray also promised that the platform called Parcoursup, where applications to higher education institutions are made, will be changed by 2028, and noted that they will provide a low-interest loan of 4 billion euros until 2030 in order to adapt schools, which are very hot in summer and very cold in winter, to climate change by equipping them with air conditioning and heating systems.

High school students in France have been organizing protests since September 17, demanding improvements in educational conditions, providing more opportunities for their schools and increasing the number of teachers.

Approximately 8 thousand people were detained within the scope of the protests supported by university students and unions.