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Parents attempt to end the blockade at Claude-Monet

On Friday, November 13, parents tried to lift the Lycée Claude-Monet blockade in Paris, fearing 130 hours of classes were already lost, they said.

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Key facts

  • Once the CRS have dispersed the movement, the parents intervene again.
  • Worried to see the blockade drag on, they had arranged to meet in front of the high school.
  • According to these parents, the movement has lasted for more than a month at Claude-Monet and has already caused the loss of 130 hours of classes.

Once the CRS have dispersed the movement, the parents intervene again.

Worried to see the blockade drag on, they had arranged to meet in front of the high school.

According to these parents, the movement has lasted for more than a month at Claude-Monet and has already caused the loss of 130 hours of classes.

They fear that these lost hours will penalize their children.

At 7:30 a.m., the student blockaders arrive as every morning, with trash bins serving as barricades, under the watch of law enforcement.

Faced with students who are ever more determined, they fail to establish a dialogue. They nevertheless approach to attempt an exchange.

Once the trash bins have been cleared, a father attempts another exchange.

A few minutes later, the parents have gone back to work. More than a hundred students are again blocking their high school.

Dig deeper

What is the Claude-Monet high school?

It is a public high school, a secondary education institution where the blockade described here is taking place.

What are the CRS?

The CRS are units of the national police specialized in maintaining public order, present here when the movement was dispersed and then when the blockaders returned.

What is a high-school blockade?

It is an action by students who prevent access to the school, often with barricades, in order to interrupt classes.

Why do these lost hours matter?

Parents fear that a month of blockade and 130 hours of missed classes will harm their children's schooling.

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