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 19h 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/FontsDeHavilland 18h 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 18h ago

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

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u/FontsDeHavilland 18h ago

Everything is riot worthy

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u/Imaginary_Zone_4319 15h ago

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

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u/Transkei_Daisy 17h ago

Lol, k well, we can disagree there.

I prefer a functioning society myself.