Syrian activists on Sunday criticized "Baathist education" as the school year began in the country amid ongoing protests against President Bashar al-Assad, DPA reported.
"We want to tell the regime that its educational system is rejected because it is exploited by al-Assad to consolidate his government's influence and brainwash our children," a group of college students wrote on Facebook.
The protests come as students were scheduled to go back to school in the country, which has been rocked by anti-government protests since mid-March.
Activists said nine people were killed on Saturday in a government crackdown on protesters who took to the streets in funeral processions for those killed over the weekend.
A total of 51 people were reportedly killed by security forces in different parts of Syria on Friday.
The crackdown by al-Assad's troops on pro-democracy protests has left some 2,600 people dead since mid-March, according to the UN Human Rights Committee, and triggered a series of sanctions by the United States and the European Union.
Around 200 Syrian opposition figures met near Damascus Saturday to build a common line on anti-government protests that have been ongoing since March.
The opposition at the meeting called for the release of all prisoners and the setting up of a national unity government to lead the country during a transitional period.
They also called for putting military and security officials responsible for the violence on trial.
