Lorraine school blockades: Metz students explain their demands

Four high school students from Metz describe their motivations for joining the ongoing school blockades in Lorraine, addressing accusations of political manipulation and violence while stating their core demands. They emphasize the movement is peaceful and driven by genuine distress, not political groups. The students cite specific grievances including insufficient education funding, teacher shortages, and the Parcoursup system which they say favors elites. They reject claims that La France Insoumise controls the protests, calling such assertions condescending, while acknowledging that a minority of outsiders committed property damage they condemn. They criticize the state's response, noting a lack of dialogue from officials and police, and describe being surrounded and tear-gassed by CRS. One student contrasts their treatment with the government's sympathetic language toward farmers who forced entry into Matignon.