Protests of high school students in France continue with the support of university students

According to local media reports, thousands of students are organizing a protest upon the call of the Interfac student collective, which represents universities in the Ile-de-France region, where the capital Paris is located.

University students took to the streets to support the protests, which were launched on September 17 to demand improved educational conditions for high school students, and which gained a new dimension yesterday with the call of the unions after the government's education reforms were deemed insufficient.

Law enforcement forces took intense security measures for the protests in Paris. Paris Police Department announced that participation in student protests could reach 30 thousand.

The march route for the protests to be led by university students in Paris has not yet been determined.

Students reacted to the Paris Police Department's decision to select Marechaux Boulevard, which is far from the center, for the protests.

In their written statement, Interfac representatives stated that they opposed the government's effort to "make youth protests invisible and suppressed" and that they appealed to the judiciary against the action route determined by the police.

The Paris Administrative Court rejected the students' application.

Despite the court decision, thousands of students tried to march near the Pantheon Mausoleum in the center of Paris.

Law enforcement officers formed a circle around the students and did not allow them to leave for hours.

Law enforcement officers intervened with pepper gas against the students who tried to cross the circle.

Apart from the capital, the cities of Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse and Lille are also the scene of student protests.

While hundreds of students gathered in Jean-Jaures Square in Lyon, 3 campuses of Lyon 2 University were closed due to protests.

In Lille, student unions called for "action" in the afternoon in Deliot Square.

Unef Lille Union President Anais Gourgand, in her statement to BFM channel, said that the protests should continue and that the commitments announced by the government do not satisfy anyone.

In addition, students from Sciences Po and Mirial universities, as well as high school students, support the protests in Toulouse, with intense participation.

Police intervened against dozens of students who tried to prevent entry to a high school in the city of Rennes.

3 students were detained in connection with the setting on fire of Nelson-Mandela High School during the protests on October 1 in the city of Nantes.

The French Ministry of National Education announced the number of high schools where the siege took place across the country as 48. It was also reported that there was no disruption in education in 75 percent of high schools.

High School Union League (USL) announced that protests were held in 500 high schools in the country during the day.

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.

The protests, which decreased during the negotiation process between the government and high school unions and their representatives, were revived yesterday after the government's commitments to the education sector were found to be insufficient.

Approximately 8 thousand people were detained in the protests that continued for 1.5 months, supported by university students and unions.