French Students Plan Fresh High School Blockades Over Government Proposals
By Blaze 91.5 FM | Nov 2, 2026 | 3 min read
The head of a student group in France has said a campaign of high school blockades would restart from this Monday, lamenting that the government’s proposals did not go far enough.
Pierre Sourzat, head of the “Lyceens!” group, spoke to newsmen on Sunday, saying high schools will be blockaded from this Monday, when students return from a two-week holiday.
Reports say hundreds of thousands of people, including high school and university students, took to the streets across France on Saturday for the third consecutive weekend of protests.
Meanwhile, the French government announced this Monday, that a series of measures aimed at addressing student protesters’ demands, including replacing the university admissions platform and providing loans for school renovations.