Authorities in dozens of French cities valiantly tried to calm the unrest of students protesting in the capital and around the country yesterday (Oct. 6). The unrest began two weeks ago as students blockaded schools at a lycée in the Paris suburbs and grew from there, while other protests erupted, shutting down hundreds of schools across the nation. Their grievances include crowded classes, so-called inequalities in education, and a shortage of available teachers. The civil unrest grew exponentially yesterday as French labor unions joined in the chaos.
It appears that a toxic mixture of massive immigration and a deeply indebted social welfare state has caused French schools to be underfunded. As Mark Landler of The New York Times observed:
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