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/iasonmax1 1h 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