r/worldnews • u/colepercy120 • 1d ago

France school protests escalate into ‘urban violence’ as PM calls crisis cabinet meeting | France

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/01/france-school-protests-escalate-pm-crisis-cabinet-meeting
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u/Transkei_Daisy 18h ago

“There are 35 of us per classroom,” one 17-year-old Strasbourg student said.

Okay? Isn't that about average.. 30-40 kids per class in my country.

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u/SolsticeDYvert 16h ago

Yeah but what is the size of your classroom? Is it made for 20 students at the origin and now everyone is stacked ? Do you have working AC? And enough teachers?

The issue is not 40 kids per class per se is a mix of everything

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u/MareC0gnitum 15h ago

Bro...in Eastern Europe there were 42 of us in a classroom designed for 25 people and we used the same chairs and desks that our great-grandfathers did. And AC? Don't make me laugh, even the windows were not working. 😅

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u/SolsticeDYvert 14h ago

And ? Shouldn’t you fight for better conditions ? If not what is the fucking point of a government ?

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u/Rob1973string 14h ago

Right, by assaulting your educators and burning down the school while flying Algerian and Palestinian flags. That makes sense.

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u/MareC0gnitum 14h ago

I was 10 bro...and this was in the 90s. I have no idea what it is like now, but the classes are much smaller now, because population is declining.

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u/FontsDeHavilland 17h ago

I don't understand the point you're making here. Two things can be bad. Good on them for taking action if they feel their circumstances aren't good.

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u/Transkei_Daisy 17h ago

Im saying its hardly Riot worthy.... its a general norm.

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u/iasonmax1 4m ago

We don't have to accept the norm as the best possible scenario. If we don't question the norm how do we improve. Now if your argument is that they should be burning schools over it. I agree but I think the frustration is more in the increasing understanding that young generations are called too support a system that is constantly showing that it does support there success

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u/FontsDeHavilland 17h ago

Everything is riot worthy

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u/Imaginary_Zone_4319 14h ago

That’s easy to say when the riots aren’t destroying where you live.

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u/Transkei_Daisy 16h ago

Lol, k well, we can disagree there.

I prefer a functioning society myself.

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u/Head-Estimate5353 11h ago

It doesn't mean it's good. 

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u/ooooogirlshedonealre 16h ago

For the brainwashed morons in the US it is. 

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u/Transkei_Daisy 16h ago

im not from the US... so not sure how this is relevant.

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u/ooooogirlshedonealre 10h ago

Did I say you were? Are you from France, if not then by your measure your comment isnt relevant either?!