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RARE PHOTOS: French students vow to continue protests - The Real Truth

Французькі старшокласники стикаються з поліцією CRS під час сидячого страйка з метою блокування вулиці біля середньої школи Lycee Helene-Boucher у Парижі в рамках протестного руху, що вимагає покращен
Cover image: French high school students face French CRS riot police during a sit-in to block a street near the Lycee Helene-Boucher high school in Paris as part of an ongoing protest movement demanding better school conditions and government action, in France, October 16, 2026. © Sarah Meyssonnier / Reuters

French pupils and students are protesting and blockading schools over poor conditions and a university admissions system (Parcoursup) seen as over-selective and opaque. Despite recent concessions by the government, students at Hélène Boucher high school in Paris say they'll continue, even after riot place were sent to break their blockade.

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