In Marseille, parents of students exasperated by strikes invest a school

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This is a situation that has lasted for several years.

In Marseille, the functioning of the Boiz-Luzy school, in the 12th arrondissement, is disrupted by repeated strikes by the agents responsible for taking care of the canteen.

The parents of the students, exasperated, decided Monday to invest the playground to express their fed up.

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"This is no longer possible"

A real fist operation was organized at the time of the release, when the bell rang.

Many parents have thus positioned themselves in a sit-in in the yard to prevent the exit of the children.

The playground has temporarily turned into a giant picnic area with triangle sandwiches and packets of crisps.

"We arrive at the seventh day of the strike. There is a strike which is still announced for the whole week, without a picnic [to replace the canteen], so it is no longer possible", protested Audrey Vallerian, president of the parents' association.

"Until now, we asked for at least a picnic to be able to accommodate our children in the establishment. But now we are asking for staff to welcome our children so that they have hot meals all winter." 

"I can't leave my 7 year old alone at home" 

For these parents, this new walkout for reasons of understaffing is too much.

Because the problem has been repeating itself for several years and leads to many organizational problems.

"I have already found myself crying in front of the canteens. I was not able to leave my 7-year-old son alone at home", says Stéphanie, a mother who has to juggle her professional activity to get her son back. . 

"When I asked why you are going on strike, I was told that we are not in a position to communicate on the issue," she continues.

The conflict is not going to stop there: the parents of the students of the Bois-Luzy school will now take legal action.