France’s student protests: Larger crowds risk overshadowing students’ demands

“We cannot tolerate violence from people representing the state. On the other side, we cannot accept violence from the students.” As student protests converge with broader public discontent over the rising cost of living in France, Genie Godula is joined by Sébastien Vieille, national secretary of the SNALC teachers’ union, offers a measured assessment of a movement confronting political uncertainty, deteriorating school infrastructure and mounting fiscal constraints. Speaking from Montbéliard in eastern France, Bi