High school students in protest: Ran in studentervogn through the country

A small, red truck swings into on the Christiansborg Slotsplads.

during summer, the truck used to studenterkørsel, but this Tuesday is the not, as you otherwise might normally expect, full of the newly hatched students with hats and high promiller.

There are only a few people in the car, and they are not there to celebrate, but to speak up. The truck is a reminder of all that Danish students could miss out on in the year, if not the government and political parties give the law to the celebration of the while a student, including the traditional vogntur.

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Marius Aggerholm is one of the many 3. g's, which hopes to be able to be allowed to run studenterkørsel this summer. Photo: Aleksander Klug
It tells Marius Aggerholm, as being a student for the summer from Helsingør Gymnasium, to Ekstra Bladet.

- We are here because we hope to be allowed to get a studentertid, which is as normal as possible and as safe as possible, " says the 19-year-old high school student, who has been helping to organize today's demonstration.

- With the carriage here we will show what could be, versus what there is, he says.

Studenterkørsel is one of the things that have not yet been given either a green light or the red light in connection with the reopening of the society, after it has been - and still partially - closed down as a result of coronapandemien.

for this reason, nine students from colleges around the country have come together and created the initiative 'Red while a student' in the hope of putting focus on it, the young miss, if not they are allowed to celebrate their gymnasieafslutning. The initiative has received strong support on social media.

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For the demonstration on Palace square on Tuesday went students and politicians in the dialogue. Photo: Aleksander Klug
For Marius Aggerholm does it mean much if he and the classmates can get to run vogntur.

- It is a tradition that has huge value. It was something my parents experienced, and as I and everyone else has been looking forward to that experience, ever since we started high school, he says.

in Particular, the uncertainty is frustrating, it seems he and the other initativtagere.

- There are so many other places, have been opened to. We need a clear green light for vognture, and so can the health authorities come up with guidelines that we can follow, says Marius Aggerholm.

I feel not in the least, we high school students can allow us to complain if we don't have tried everything to get the law.

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- We can only experience it here one time, " says Marius Aggerholm from 'Red while a student'. Photo: Aleksander Klug
14. may said minister for children and education), Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil (S) that she, in light of the positive developments in the coronaepidemien will have explored, whether it is health, safely, that students exit high school with a vogntur.

- the Government see a possibility that it can be a little more festive to finish both 9. class, svendeprøver and studentereksamener than we had feared, said the minister.

It is this announcement, high school students are still holding their breath in excitement after.

See also: Minister opens for possible studenterkørsel

'Red Studentertidens' demonstration on the Palace square in front of Christiansborg palace drew several politicians, including Jacob Mark (SF), Henrik Thiesen (NB), Pia Kjaersgaard (DF), Sikandar Siddique (ni), Søren Pape Poulsen (C) and Jan E. Jørgensen (V).

the Politicians showed up to support the case.

frankly, smittetrykket is so low that you almost need to strain to run into someone who is infected, says Søren Pape Poulsen, chairman of The Conservative Party.

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- It is a really special day, and I hope that the minister (Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil, ed.) find a scheme. The people here go the class together and see each other in school every day, so they can also party together in the groups. One must therefore preserve the common sense, he says.

- I'm so sorry for the young people. There is so much they miss. Roskilde Festival, city tours, and so on. There is the neglected spring, says Jan E. Jørgensen from the Left, as in today's occasion has taken its studenterhue on.

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I Saw under them the here one trip, it is probably in the top five of things in one's life, one remembers, he says.

- do you Think young people can control it, if they drink alcohol on their vogntur?

- No, I don't believe it, and it must not. They should be allowed to kiss and cuddle, and it is hysterical, if they are not allowed, says Jan E. Jørgensen.