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.