
French schoolchildren rallied to criticize underfunding of education and poor conditions in high schools: broken water heaters, mold on the walls, teacher shortages, collapsed ceilings and faulty toilets, demanding the redirection of funds from expensive projects to the needs of young people.
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Schoolchildren in France expressed dissatisfaction with conditions in educational institutions, pointing to problems with infrastructure and education funding.
French schoolchildren came out to a rally and spoke about the reasons for participating in protests. Their words are quoted by RT.
One student said that the republic's authorities should allocate more funds to the needs of young people, rather than to expensive projects, including the construction of nuclear aircraft carriers. According to the child, the water heaters in his lyceum did not work for two years, so the premises were too hot in summer and cold in winter.
Some lyceums have mold on the walls and there are not enough teachers, the student noted. Another protest participant called the training conditions “catastrophic.” She said that in her lyceum there have been ceiling collapses and toilets have remained out of order since the beginning of the school year.

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