Student Activism in Secondary Education : a World of Alternatives

It is common to consider university students as the younger actors in movements and in political participation, but political activism can start before individuals reach higher education. This paper will provide an overview of the alternatives produced by school students fighting across the planet for an improvement of the educational system and for a fairer society, showing how they are manifesting their political agency. A reflection will emerge on the need to consider school students as potential key actors for change, hence abandoning paternalistic stances.