High school students to turn out for new protests across France– www.channelnewsasia.com
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But the students urged the movement to continue.
“We want real action, and until we get it, we’ll keep mobilising,” a high school student named Marilou in Fontainebleau told AFP.
Suzanne Nijdam, president of student association Fage, said they did not have “even the crumbs of an agreement” after a meeting with the higher education minister Philippe Baptiste.
She called for protests to continue Thursday with “larger-scale demonstrations next week”.
The students have asked for a direct meeting with Lecornu to present what they have said are costed proposals to address their demands.
Hundreds of students, police and teaching staff have been injured since the protests began, and more than 6,500 people – mostly minors – have been arrested.
While many rallies have been peaceful, some demonstrators have started fires, destroyed bus shelters or clashed with riot police.
A 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday after police fired a stun grenade, and Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told radio broadcaster RTL early Wednesday that he had suspended the police use of stun grenades in response.
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