‘We’re short of resources’: France’s student protesters, in their own words

Paris, France – At least 250,000 students, teachers and parents protested across France on Tuesday, supported by trade unions and rights groups.The demonstrations have grown since students began blockading the entrances to their high schools on September 17, starting in the Paris suburb of Creteil. The movement quickly spread throughout the city’s suburbs, with high schoolers protesting against conditions, lamenting dilapidated buildings, shortages of teachers and staff and overcrowded classrooms.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3France suspends high school classes as protesters clash with policelist 2 of 3France protests: What we know as schools face nationwide actionlist 3 of 3Photos: School blockades, street protests grip Franceend of listThe blockades were met by a muscular police response, with riot police sent to break up the student protests.More than 6,000 protesters have been arrested, 85 percent of them aged under 18. At least 10 investigations into police misconduct have been opened by France’s police watchdog IGPN.On October 2, France’s Education Minister Edouard Geffray met with student leaders and the government announced a five-point plan to reform the pu...