For several weeks, France has been experiencing a social mobilization of exceptional scale. High school students, university students, employees, teachers, and parents are expressing deep anger over injustices, the degradation of public services, and growing daily difficulties. This anger is considered legitimate by the mayor of Chevilly-Larue, Stéphanie Daumin, who distinguishes these demands from the violence that occurred on the sidelines of demonstrations.
In Chevilly-Larue, students from Pauline Roland high school are determinedly pursuing these demands, calling for absent teachers to be replaced, smaller class sizes, and fairer access to higher education. Stéphanie Daumin has expressed her support to them and praised the professionalism of the local law enforcement.
The mayor criticizes the President of the Republic for refusing to provide concrete responses, believing this exacerbates the despair of young people and paves the way for 'vandals and looters.' She strongly condemns this violence, emphasizing that it is not political but aims for chaos, and expresses her solidarity with the victims.
'Who benefits from this violence?' she asks, stating that it diverts attention from legitimate demands, discredits peaceful mobilizations, and plays into the hands of the far-right. She stresses that the violence of a few should not be used to discredit the anger of the many.
It is urgent, she believes, to engage in dialogue with concrete answers regarding education resources, purchasing power, and public services. The municipality of Chevilly-Larue is committed to continuing to foster dialogue, respect, and collective action, defending a society where youth has a future and public services meet the needs of the population.
'Our youth is not a problem to be solved. It is a richness to be listened to, respected, and a future to be built,' concludes Stéphanie Daumin.
