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High school blockades resume in France on a smaller scale after holiday break

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High school blockades resumed in France on Monday, November 2, as students returned from a two-week autumn holiday, on a much smaller scale than in previous weeks. Attempted blockades were reported in Paris, Marseille and Rennes. The Education Ministry said 41 high schools were blockaded, about 1% of the nationwide total. Education Minister Edouard Geffray called the phenomenon very marginal but said preventing access to schools was illegal. Student groups said the government’s measures announced during the break did not go far enough, and Pierre Sourzat, head of the Lycéens! group, said blockades would become more significant from Tuesday.

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  1. High school blockades resumed on Monday, November 2, after the two-week autumn holiday, on a much smaller scale than in previous weeks.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    France 24
    Right
    New York Post

  2. The Education Ministry said 41 high schools were blockaded, about 1% of the nationwide total.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Right
    New York Post

  3. Education Minister Edouard Geffray said the blockades were very marginal but that preventing access to schools is illegal.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Right
    New York Post

  4. Attempted blockades were reported in Paris, Marseille and Rennes.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    France 24
    Right
    New York Post

  5. The government announced concessions during the break, including replacing the university admissions platform and providing loans for school renovations, which student groups said did not go far enough.

    One outletFrance 24· Center

  6. Pierre Sourzat, head of the Lycéens! group, said blockades would become more significant from Tuesday.

    One outletFrance 24· Center

How each side tells it

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All sides report high school blockades resumed Monday on a much smaller scale than before. The main difference is emphasis: the center and left stress the smaller scale, while the right, via a Reuters report, stresses continuing protests spreading across Europe.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Headline reports the resumption on a smaller scale; the description leads with the Education Ministry’s count of 41 blockaded schools and the minister’s view that the phenomenon is marginal.

    French school protests resume on small scale as students return from break
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Headlines say protests resumed on a smaller scale after the holiday, framing the concessions made during the break as the backdrop to a limited revival.

    French school protests resume on smaller scale after holiday break
    France 24CenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Only right-side coverage is a New York Post headline on a Reuters report, stressing that protests continue, shopping-cart blockades and a spread of Gen Z protests across Europe.

    France’s student protests continue as pupils blockade schools with shopping carts
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • smaller scale than earlier weeks
  • 41 schools, about 1% of the national total
  • minister calls blockades marginal

Leaves out

  • student leader’s pledge to step up blockades from Tuesday

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • smaller scale of the return
  • government concessions during the break
  • blockades in Paris, Marseille and Rennes

Leaves out

  • Education Ministry count of 41 blockaded schools (not in the supplied excerpts)

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • protests continue
  • blockades with shopping carts
  • spread to Germany, Italy, Belgium and Albania
  • violent clashes and looting last month

Leaves out

  • government concessions made during the break

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    21 hr 8 min later

    Its first report, Nov 2, 6:39 AM EST

  • Center

    First to report

    France 24, Nov 1, 9:31 AM EST

  • Right

    1 day later

    Its first report, Nov 2, 10:21 AM EST

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  1. France 24CenterNov 1, 9:31 AM EST
  2. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 2, 6:39 AM EST
  3. New York PostRightNov 2, 10:21 AM EST

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