French High School in Lisbon closed for security reasons

O French High School Charles Lepierre in Lisbon is closed this morning for security reasons, according to SIC News, which indicates that “a blockade” similar to those taking place in France was being prepared.

Contacted by the Lusa agency, the French High School confirms that it is closed, sending more information to the French Embassy in Lisbon, which said it has no comments to make “for the moment”.

According to a statement that SIC News had access to, French high school students would be preparing protests such as those taking place in France, which led to the closure of hundreds of schools and were marked by clashes with authorities.

“In order to ensure everyone’s safety, it was decided, in conjunction with the Embassy of France in Portugal, to postpone the start of Thursday classes for all students of the establishment,” the statement said.

Started on 17 September in the Parisian region, this movement of students claiming more resources for schools gradually expanded, in the midst of a tense social climate, to just over six months of presidential elections.

Since the uprising broke out in mid-September, more than 600 police officers and Gendarmerie agents have been registered and just over 200 injured students and more than 5,000 arrests across the country, as well as damage to educational establishments and urban furniture already evaluated in several tens of millions of euros.

On Wednesday, the mobilization of secondary school students in France was spreading to universities, with several being barricaded in Paris, including the Sorbonne.

High school students - establishments attended by young people aged between 15 and 18 who, in the last three years of secondary education, denounce poor sanitary conditions for buildings, crowded classes and insufficient teachers.