# French students: What do they want?

https://mins.news/en/video/88159

- France 24 English, 2026-10-06 14:17 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx-sbd3F96I

> French high school students are staging nationwide blockades over crumbling school buildings, unfilled teacher vacancies and university applications. The report examines what has fueled anger among French teenagers and draws parallels with the Yellow Vest movement.

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