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French high school students protest against the ParcourSup university selection system and the lack of resources in schools.
The representatives of French high school students, who have been agitating for weeks against the ParcourSup selection system, the too high number of students per class and the lack of resources, were received today by President Emmanuel Macron.
At the end of the meeting at the Elysée, they launched an appeal to "continue the mobilization" until concrete measures are announced, the first of which are expected on Monday at a meeting of students with the prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu.
The boys said they were overall "satisfied" with the head of state listening to their demands. Macron promised them a "rethink" of ParcourSup as part of discussions started this week on the thorny issue of the platform for access to university studies, while students are always asking for its "repeal".
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Meeting between students and prime minister on Monday.
Very likely · Within days

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