France erupts over schools: Why the violence surrounding surprise movement?

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What happened

It’s a protest movement that a broke, lame-duck French government did not see coming.

Civil servants this Tuesday joined high schoolers who are now in their third week of picketing over long-deteriorating classroom conditions.

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  • Reported by France 24 and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:12:08 UTC.

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