‘We’re not asking for luxury’: school protesters in Paris suburb feel abandoned by French state
Summary
Students in a poor suburb north-east of Paris protested against bad conditions at their schools, including overcrowded classrooms, broken furniture, and lack of teachers. The protests spread across France, with clashes between students and police, highlighting ongoing problems of inequality in education and community relations.Key Facts
- Mohammed, a 17-year-old student, described overcrowded classrooms with no desks or chairs for everyone.
- Schools suffered from broken chairs, holes in walls and ceilings, mould, and leaking roofs.
- Some classrooms lacked teachers for months, including a French class before important exams.
- Toilets were often unusable, missing doors, toilet paper, or soap.
- Hundreds of schools held protests, with thousands of teenagers arrested and reports of police violence.
- The suburb Seine-Saint-Denis, where the protests started, has high poverty and the youngest population in mainland France.
- Despite hosting the 2024 Paris Olympics and government efforts, the area faces deep inequality.
- Protests raised concerns about police treatment of young people and ongoing discrimination.
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