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Forty-nine high schools blocked Tuesday during a new day of mobilization

An inter-union coalition bringing together youth organizations and teachers had called for this new day of strikes and demonstrations.

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Key facts

  • Youth organizations and teachers were once again mobilized on Tuesday, November 10, through high-school blockades and demonstrations, nearly two…
  • An inter-union grouping youth organizations and teachers had called for this new day of strikes and demonstrations.
  • According to the Ministry of Education, 49 high schools were blocked at 9:30 a.m., or 1.3% of the 3,700 schools in France.

Youth organizations and teachers were once again mobilized on Tuesday, November 10, through high-school blockades and demonstrations, nearly two months after the start of the movement.

An inter-union grouping youth organizations and teachers had called for this new day of strikes and demonstrations.

According to the Ministry of Education, 49 high schools were blocked at 9:30 a.m., or 1.3% of the 3,700 schools in France.

The ministry specifies that no disruption was reported in three-quarters of the departments.

The movement unfolded calmly for the most part, even though tensions or incidents were noted in places.

The reported blockades therefore remain limited relative to the total number of high schools, according to the official morning count.

The November 10 mobilization is part of a sequence that has been under way for nearly two months, without the ministry's public information reporting a widespread disruption.

Youth organizations and teachers thus continued their action, combining strikes, demonstrations and school blockades, in a setting described as mostly calm.

Dig deeper

What is an inter-union coalition?

It is a temporary alliance of unions and organizations that jointly issue a call for a strike or a demonstration; here, it brings together youth organizations and teachers.

What does a "blocked" high school mean?

Access to the school or its usual operation is prevented, which goes beyond a simple absence from classes linked to the strike.

Why does the 1.3% rate matter?

It relates the 49 blocked high schools to the roughly 3,700 establishments in France and shows that the disruption remained limited in the morning count.

What role does the Ministry of Education play in this tally?

It centralizes the morning count of blocked high schools and indicates in which departments disruptions were recorded.

Why does this day form part of a longer sequence?

It extends a mobilization that has been under way for nearly two months, without the public morning tally describing a widespread disruption.

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