The continuation of the student protest in France after the autumn vacation The youth protest against the shortcomings of the French education system continued even after the autumn vacation. According to government statistics, several universities remained closed and 48 high schools were barricaded by students. A student association even announced the closing of 500 schools. In Paris, several thousand French teenagers participated in a demonstration in the center of the city. Suzanne Nijdam, president of the largest student union, told AFP. We want to show the government that the universities are still mobilized and we expect concrete answers.