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‘We’re not asking for luxury’: school protesters in Paris suburb feel abandoned by French state

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Guardian
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What happened

Students say they are desperate to get back to class but conditions are so bad that the protests must continue On a normal school day, Mohammed, 17, wakes at 6am, cares for his younger siblings to help his single mother who works as a security guard,…

Key facts

  • Students say they are desperate to get back to class but conditions are so bad that the protests must continue On a normal school day, Mohammed, 17, wakes at 6am, cares for his younger siblings to help his single mother who works as a security guard,…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:53 UTC.

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  1. 'Our Gen Z deserves better than Emer-Gen Z': Tharoor slams crackdown on protesters

  2. 'All human emotions': French astronaut Sophie Adenot returns to Earth

  3. ‘We’re not asking for luxury’: school protesters in Paris suburb feel abandoned by French state

  4. CJP protesters seek shelter in gurdwara amid police crackdown in Delhi

  5. Michael Bloomberg’s $1bn gift made Johns Hopkins medical school tuition-free

  6. France is devouring itself as school riots reveal a crisis far bigger than broken classrooms

  7. Police detain dozens and check 50,000 schools after 2 attacks shake Poland

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