MPs Clémence Guetté

France’s school unrest began over teacher shortages and deteriorating conditions. It has since spread into universities, drawn hundreds of thousands into the streets, and attracted political organizers and foreign actors trying to shape what comes next. Antisemitic and extremist material has also surfaced at its edges. France’s student unrest started with missing teachers. By October 1, at a high school blockade in Carpentras, the slogans had moved from schools to Israel and then to Jews.