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French high schools face renewed blockades ahead of Tuesday protests
High school students in France have begun another week of protests, with schools blocked or disrupted in Paris, Rennes, Strasbourg and other cities on Monday.
The disruptions included the Balzac and Stanislas schools in Paris and Joliot-Curie in Rennes.
Local officials reported fires, damage and violence at some schools.
The renewed action comes after the government said more than 96% of high schools were open on Friday.
The government has promised to send 3,000 substitute teachers to schools facing the most difficult situations, and their deployment has begun.
Student organisations said the measure was not enough, while the CGT union voiced support for the students’ Tuesday action.
A fifth round of demonstrations is planned for Tuesday.
Several French high schools were blocked or disrupted on Monday as students began another week of mobilization.
The protests are due to culminate in a fifth day of demonstrations on Tuesday.
Authorities reported fires, damage and urban violence at some schools, while the government has begun announcing policy responses.
The education minister promised to deploy 3,000 substitute teachers to the high schools facing the most serious problems.
Student organizations criticized the measures as “scraps,” while the CGT union said it would support Tuesday’s student movement.
- Who
- High school students are mobilizing; the government, police and student organizations are also involved.
- What
- High schools in several cities were blocked or disrupted ahead of Tuesday’s planned demonstrations.
- When
- Monday, October 12, with a fifth day of demonstrations planned for Tuesday.
- Where
- Several French cities, including Paris, Strasbourg, Rennes and Toulouse.
- Why
- The sources describe a student mobilization but do not state its specific demands.
The government
Student organizations
Response to the mobilization
The government
The government has begun presenting political responses, including a plan to deploy 3,000 substitute teachers at the most affected high schools.
Student organizations
Student organizations denounced the measures as “scraps.
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We share the demands. The rise on October 17 shows the extent of the anger.
The government said blockades and gatherings had clearly slowed, and the education ministry said more than 96% of high schools were open that morning.
Several schools, including Balzac in Paris and Joliot-Curie in Rennes, were blocked or disrupted.
Maud Bregeon said deployment of the 3,000 promised substitute teachers had begun.
A fifth day of student demonstrations was planned.
- Schools open on Friday
- More than 96% of high schools, according to the education ministry
- Planned deployment
- 3,000 substitute teachers
- Rennes
- The regional prefect listed around 10 affected schools
- Blocked schools
- Balzac in Paris; Stanislas in Paris; Les Arènes in Toulouse; Joliot-Curie in Rennes
Sources
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