University deans back protesting educators in Serbia

The protest in front of the Ministry of Education has ended. Students and pupils are still gathered, chanting that they will not allow intimidation directed at their teachers and professors, CE Report quotes Kosova Press.

At the rally, Sandra Radovanović, a teacher at "Ivo Andrić" elementary school, and Iva Draškić Vićanović, dean of the Faculty of Philology, spoke.

Earlier, tributes were paid to the victims of the tragedy in Novi Sad and those killed in the nursing home in Barajevo.

Before this protest, students and citizens joined the protest of GSP workers, who gathered at the depot in Dorćol and then marched to the City Assembly, where they presented their demands. Among their demands is the suspension of the process of abolishing trolleybuses and a guarantee that the Dorćol depot will not be handed over to private companies.

Message from the rally in front of the Ministry of Education:

Students and deans will stand in solidarity with elementary and high school teachers

The key message sent from the rally is that students and deans will stand in solidarity with elementary and high school teachers, who are being pressured to withdraw and not support the protests.

At today's gathering, deans from eight faculties where teachers and professors are trained stood by them, along with high school students, telling them they are not alone and that they will do everything to prevent further pressure, reports N1's reporter.

During the meeting, it was stated that education inspectors should protect teachers, yet they are the ones exerting pressure on them.