On Friday, March 1st, the students of Faustin Soulouque High School, who were to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the High School founded on March 1st, 1946, by organizing recreational and cultural activities, found themselves once again in the streets to demonstrate and demand the resumption of courses, suspended since last January 14 (62 days) by a group of professors claiming the payment of their salary arrears, their letter of nomination and their budgeting https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26663-haiti-petit-goave-lycee-faustin-soulouque-closed-angry-students-demand-reopening.html

A demonstration that escalated into violence at La Hatte Avenue in front of the College of the Methodist Church, Harry Breakman College when high school students and college students clashed with stones and bottles... College officials refused to release their students, said the young protesters.

Furious, high school students set up a giant fire barricade on public roads, they forced lawyers, judges and employees to leave the prosecutor's office of Petit-Goâve. Before hiding on the school yard.

Two police officers who approached the Lycée were not allowed violent throwing stones and had to fall back. One of the two police was hit by a stone by a young boy, who was later arrested. However, under the pressure of high school students, the police released the young rock thrower...

In addition, according to high school students, during the demonstration an agent of the Town Hall of Petit Goâve shot in the air, causing a panic among young demonstrators during which several high school students fell slightly hurt. The head of the municipal brigade, Archange Leconte, rejected the accusation of high school students, according to which he would have opened fire during the course of the demonstration...

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27042-haiti-petit-goave-a-teacher-of-the-lycee-faustin-soulouque-wanted-by-killers.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-27038-icihaiti-petit-goave-high-school-students-deprived-of-class-for-59-days.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26825-haiti-petit-goave-striking-teachers-refuse-dialogue.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26796-haiti-petit-goave-the-ministry-dialogue-with-strikers-of-lycee-faustin-soulouque.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26770-haiti-petit-goave-teachers-will-not-go-back-to-the-classrooms.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26731-haiti-petit-goave-8-hours-of-demonstrations-and-violence-several-victims.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26724-haiti-petit-goave-activities-paralyzed-for-lack-of-fuels-and-student-demonstrations.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26672-haiti-petit-goave-violent-clashes-between-students-at-least-6-wounded.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26663-haiti-petit-goave-lycee-faustin-soulouque-closed-angry-students-demand-reopening.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25191-haiti-petit-goave-promise-of-a-school-year-without-strike-at-lycee-faustin-soulouque.html

HL/ HatiLibre / Guyto Mathieu (Correspondant Petit-Goâve)