France’s other schools problem – the teens violently smashing up their old primaries: ‘They think it’s not worthy of respect – so they trash it’
By Phil Hoad
The phenomenon of pupils wrecking equipment and setting fire to classrooms predates the current crisis. Is it rooted in poverty, social media peer pressure – or just plain boredom?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/11/france-violent-attacks-trashings-schools-teenagers
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