<p>CLEMENCE Remy moved to the French city of Nantes in 2020 and enrolled her two girls in the local state school.
Key takeaways
Wealthy French parents are leaving state schools due to strikes, poor conditions, and underfunding, leading to protests and a shift to private education.
- French state schools face strikes and poor conditions, prompting wealthy parents to switch to private schools.
- Protests have erupted over teacher absences, shabby facilities, and inequality in public education.
- Government struggles with pension costs and budget constraints, limiting support for public schools.
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CLEMENCE Remy moved to the French city of Nantes in 2020 and enrolled her two girls in the local state school.
The teachers were good, but she grew so exasperated by rolling staff strikes that she eventually put them in a private school.
Those concerns about state schools have helped fuel some of France's most violent protests in decades.
They began last month at high schools in Paris' poor northern suburbs, where anger over teacher absences and shabby facilities quickly morphed into a nationwide movement against inequality, weak public spending and falling standards.
