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? Like most French primaries on Wednesdays, Marcel Pagnol school, in the eastern suburbs of Lyon, was shut on 19 Jun...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/11/france-violent-attacks-trashings-schools-teenagers)