Teachers are called to strike and demonstrate throughout France on Thursday February 1 to “send a warning” to the government on working conditions, salaries and public schools. In total, 20.26% of teachers were on strike Thursday, according to figures from the Ministry of Education.

The anger is old but seems to be revived by the declarations of Amélie Oudéa-Castéra. “The situation worsened with the appointment of a part-time minister who discredited herself,” adds one union.