France: Some high schools blocked as limited youth protests resume after holidays
Students in France who returned from autumn holidays blocked some high schools on Monday, 2 November. They want to revive a protest movement even though the government made concessions during the break.
French high school students returning from their autumn holidays blocked some schools on Monday, 2 November, as a youth protest movement resumed after the break. The students said they wanted to give the movement fresh momentum.
Government concessions during the break
The protesters stayed determined even though the government had made concessions while schools were closed. The source does not say what those concessions were or why the young people consider them insufficient. It also does not name the affected schools or say how many students took part.
Scale of the action
Monday's action was limited. Only some schools were blocked, not a broad range of them. The revival is therefore small so far, but the participants' stated aim is to strengthen the movement again.
The situation was reported from the ground by Antonia Kerrigan of the television news channel FRANCE 24.
