The University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne suspended lessons at one of its campuses after around 40 refugees and asylum seekers pitched tents on its premises.
Around 8000 students were restricted from entering the university’s Croix-Rouge campus.
The institution’s president, Guillaume Gellé, said that access would remain restricted until “conditions of security have been re-established”, .
“I demand security for all concerned…You can see in this camp there are children and minors,” he added.
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The migrants were recently asked to leave their makeshift shelters in a local park that residents had dubbed “mini Calais”, according to the report.
The main student union in France, Unef, said that the families should be moved out of the campus.
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“We call on the local authorities, the mayor of Reims and the district to urgently house these families,” said Unef.
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