Students block Millau high school over staffing and education concerns

Several dozen students blocked the entrance to Jean-Vigo high school in Millau, in southern France, on Monday, October 12.

Their protest is part of a wider national movement over education.

Students say the school still has vacant posts, including an assistant head, a building construction teacher and student supervisors.

They are also calling for the end of Parcoursup, the system used for access to higher education, and objecting to long school days.

The education minister had announced 3,000 substitute teachers for schools most affected by staffing shortages, but protesters said the response did not address their concerns.

Local MP Jean-François Rousset met students and teachers, but some students said they did not feel heard.

The protest was expected to continue through the week, while teachers planned to raise staffing and organisation problems with the education authorities.