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Students Resume School Blockades in France as Government Braces for new wave of Protests<\/p>\n

Dozens of high schools across France were blockaded by students again on Monday. The government is preparing for another week of protests, during which student organizations, trade unions and workers from various sectors are planning nationwide demonstrations and strikes.<\/p>\n

The protests are linked to poor school conditions, teacher shortages, problems with access to higher education and the rising cost of living. Students are demanding more substitute teachers and the renovation of school buildings.<\/p>\n

In Paris and its suburbs, as well as in Lille, Toulouse and Marseille, students have blocked school entrances using rubbish bins. Police have attempted to remove barricades and made arrests outside some schools.<\/p>\n

The protest movement began in September and has continued following the two-week autumn school holidays.<\/p>\n

Nathana\u00ebl Combarieu, a representative of the student union Renouveau Lyc\u00e9en, who is also a member of President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party, said students should continue their campaign, demanding increased education funding, improved access to higher education and the renovation of school buildings. The measures proposed by the government have failed to satisfy the protesters.<\/p>\n

Education Minister \u00c9douard Geffray has expressed concern that prolonged disruptions to classes could jeopardize the school year, particularly for final-year students, and affect their preparation for graduation exams. According to him, tens of thousands of students \u2014 and, according to some estimates, hundreds of thousands \u2014 have missed between four and five weeks of classes.<\/p>\n

The minister has described the school blockades as illegal and said his priority is to get students back into classrooms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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