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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley Europe correspondent

France’s students are angry about more than crumbling classrooms and missing teachers

A masked protester waves a French flag as police use water cannon amid clashes
The response from police has been heavy-handed but it has not stopped the waves of protests from growing. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters

Say what you will about France’s high schools, they still produce world-class slogan writers. Here’s a brief selection spotted during three weeks of blockades and marches over chronic teacher shortages, overcrowded classes and crumbling buildings:

“Pas d’avenir, pas de calme” (No future, no calm). “Diplômés aujourd’hui, précaires demain” (Graduates today, insecure tomorrow). “Vous détruisez notre futur, on bloque votre présent” (You destroy our future, we block your present).

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