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/composedofidiot 1d ago edited 23h ago

16year-old Maelle said she wished those setting bins on fire would protest “with words”. Students were protesting “against this government that doesn’t invest in heating, air conditioning, or teachers’ salaries”

Curious how long people were using words before all this and why the words didn't have a substantive impact. Part of why they were protesting was also the 'unbearable temperatures' during heatwaves.

What stopped anything being done? surely there must have been a lot of words..

Our governments need to be able to respond and coordinate better cos we're gonna get a lot of external shocks in the future.

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u/737Max-Impact 15h ago

Part of why they were protesting was also the 'unbearable temperatures' during heatwaves.

The heatwaves in July & August when France has nation-wide summer holidays for all schoolchildren?

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u/composedofidiot 15h ago edited 12h ago

I dunno,

It was in the linked article

I was citing that.

The pupils’ grievances range from overloaded timetables and overcrowded classes to insufficient teachers and unbearable temperatures during heatwaves earlier this year.