Professor arrested during student protest

After the arrest of two journalists last week, this time a teacher was taken into custody.

According to CTV Montreal, a professor of the University of Quebec' Outaouais in Gatineau was arrested during a student protest on Tuesday.

The social sciences professor was accused of obstructing police while they were trying to evacuate the school. But students present at the scene said the professor was unjustly apprehended.

According to them, he was only gathering his belongings when the police arrested him.

Colleagues of the instructor said the man was epileptic and was injured during the bust. Details of his health state are still unknown.

The incident came 10 weeks into a student strike that is still in a deadlock. Both the government and the leaders of the 180,000 students on strike refuse to make any concessions.

Some schools, like the Univeriste de Montreal, are resorting to legal injunctions to force students back to their classes.

CEGEPs and universities affected by the strike are still trying to find a way to complete the academic requirements of the winter semester.

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