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A ruling by the Constitutional Court has annulled the age limit of 70 years for retirement in the education sector, allowing teachers to remain in service even beyond this threshold if they have not reached the minimum seniority for retirement. #Pensioni #Lavoro #Giustizia (translated)

The student movement in France, born to support its teachers, expresses a growing outrage against the degradation of the school system and youth difficulties, manifesting the desire for solidarity and change in a context of political and social tension. #Francia #MovimentoStudentesco #AutunnoCaldo (translated)

High school students express their dissatisfaction regarding the organization of timetables and the condition of school buildings, which has led to a consultation platform set up by the government, gathering 76,500 contributions to improve their educational experience. #Lycée #EmploiDuTemps #Concertation (translated)

FRENCHRAPUS presented several claims that he said were made during the demonstration on October 17. They concerned, in particular, purchasing power, with increases in wages, an adjustment of the minimum wage, and a reduction in prices, as well as education and studies, with better conditions, more resources, and more places at university, a reform of scholarships, and a re-evaluation of Parcoursup and MonMaster. He also cited demands regarding the protection and support of employees, people with disabilities, and job seekers, as well as unemployment compensation. In the field of health, he mentioned the need for more medical staff and better reimbursement for healthcare. For overseas territories, he mentioned demands for a reduction in the cost of living and flight tickets, an increase in wages, and improvements to the water supply network. He also referred to more accessible transportation, improvement of the network, and a decrease in fuel prices. Finally, FRENCHRAPUS indicated that the demands included better consideration of testimonials, support for victims of violence, and harsher penalties in cases of serious misconduct or intentional endangerment. He also mentioned the importance of listening to citizens' demands and defending purchasing power. #Manif17Octobre #Revendiations #PouvoirDachat (translated)

Bally Bagayoko explained that his group abstained during the vote on a wish presented by the opposition elected officials from the Socialist, Environmentalists, and Citizens group at the municipal council. The text focused on the protection of girls and women against excision and female genital mutilation, as well as the adoption of a comprehensive law against sexist and sexual violence (SSV). He said that his group supported the fight against mutilations and reminded that nearly 500 patients received follow-up each year in the municipality. He also praised the work of the Women's House, Delafontaine Hospital, and various associations, and asked the State to strengthen the resources allocated for prevention and medical follow-up. According to Bally Bagayoko, the abstention concerned the request to quickly adopt the law on SSV. He indicated that the bill had been significantly amended in committee at the National Assembly the week of the municipal council, and its content remained uncertain. His group had asked to remove references to this law from the wish in order to be able to vote in favor of the text on the fight against excision, but the opposition had refused, he wrote. He believed that this refusal had hindered the pursuit of an agreement and denounced a political instrumentalization of the issue. The group ultimately abstained in order not to block the wish, which was adopted, while not supporting all of its content, he noted. #Excision #DroitsDesFemmes #LutteContreLesViolences (translated)

The third attack in schools in Poland in less than a week resulted in three injuries, after a 21-year-old woman used a dangerous object in an educational institution in Warsaw, despite police efforts to prevent school violence. #AtacÎnȘcoli #SecuritateȘcolară #ViolențăÎnȘcoli (translated)

"I want to change everything in higher education," says Gabriel Attal, candidate for "Renaissance" in the presidential election. "The project [of Jean-Luc Mélenchon] for the youth is selection by failure," criticizes Gabriel Attal, candidate for "Renaissance" in the presidential election at a meeting in Lyon. "If I am elected, I will give my government a maximum of five years to adapt all of our schools to climate change," promises Gabriel Attal, candidate for "Renaissance" in the presidential election. At the presidential rally, Gabriel Attal, candidate for "Renaissance," presents "a new pact for youth" during his meeting in Lyon. "I want France to finally be ahead in five years, in ten years," declares Gabriel Attal, candidate for "Renaissance" in the presidential election. "While the far left exploits the anger of the youth, the far right rubs its hands," states Gabriel Attal, candidate for "Renaissance" in the presidential election, at a meeting in Lyon. #EnseignementSupérieur #Présidentielle2023 #GabrielAttal (translated)

Francesca Totolo wrote that an elementary school class had distributed food to immigrants in Piazza della Libertà in Trieste, along with the association Linea d’Ombra. She stated that the association later suspended its activities after the volunteers had been threatened, attributing the threats to a group of immigrants. #solidarietà #immigrazione #Trieste (translated)

Sophie Rohonyi, president of Défi, filed a report with the King's prosecutor in Brussels regarding a publication from the MR that, according to her, incites discrimination and hatred against young protesters by distorting school codes to represent acts of violence. #Bruxelles #Manifestation #Discrimination (translated)

Impact reported that lawyer Elsa Marcel had strongly criticized the BFMTV set, considering that most of the speakers portrayed students as "delinquents" or "vandals". She would have also reproached the channel for seeking people opposed to the student movement and stated that it was supported by three out of four French people. According to Impact, Elsa Marcel's comments had provoked the anger of Bérénice Levet, a professor and doctor of philosophy, who denounced it as an attack on her conception of the teaching profession and the educational institution. #DébatPublic #Justice #Éducation (translated)

FRENCHRAPUS wrote that Alexis, 17 years old and from Sarcelles, had obtained his baccalaureate with honors, but felt that this success had not changed his situation. According to the publication, he said he no longer felt pleasure in attending classes and felt demotivated. #RéussiteScolaire #Démotivation #Éducation (translated)

Didier Maïsto accused Emmanuel Macron of having confined a generation for months, closed high schools, and isolated teenagers, while he was going to the theater with his wife. He believed that these measures had contributed to the distress of young people and criticized the fact that their anger was treated as a public order issue. To support his statements, Maïsto cited figures he attributed to Public Health France and the National Suicide Observatory: nearly one in five high school students would have shown a significant risk of depression and suicidal thoughts in the past year, and 15% would have already attempted suicide. He also indicated that hospitalizations for self-inflicted injuries among young women aged 15 to 19 had reached 516 per 100,000 in 2023, an increase of nearly 50% since 2017, while the youth suicide rate is said to have increased by 40% between 2020 and 2022. According to him, more than half of students reported depressive symptoms during the second lockdown. Maïsto added that the deterioration of young people's mental health had started in the mid-2010s and that the lockdowns had accelerated it. He also mentioned isolation, academic pressure, Parcoursup, social media, and precarity, estimating that girls were particularly affected. He concluded that young people did not need to be targeted by defense ball launchers. #SantéMentaleJeunes #SantéMentale #Jeunesse #Dépression (translated)