# French students block dozens of schools to ‘put pressure on the government’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/french-students-block-dozens-of-schools-to-put-pressure-on-the-government/
- Published: 2026-11-10T11:06:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T22:42:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Le Monde (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/11/10/french-students-block-dozens-of-schools-to-put-pressure-on-the-government_6776833_7.html
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Students blockaded 49 French high schools.
- Protesters say government education measures are insufficient.
- Unions called for further strikes on 17 November.

## Summary

French students blocked dozens of high schools on 10 November, continuing protests over learning conditions and pressing the government to act. The demonstrations are part of a wider wave of unrest that has joined education demands with concerns about the cost of living, ahead of next year’s presidential election.

The education ministry said 49 of France’s 3,700 high schools were blockaded that morning, and authorities expected several thousand students at a Paris protest. The government has announced plans to replace the Parcoursup university admissions platform gradually and provide funding to some struggling schools, but student groups say the measures fall short. Unions have called another day of strikes and protests for 17 November.

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