在一名青少年在与警察的冲突中失去手掌后，法国当局于周三暂停使用防暴闪光弹。与此同时，反对学校现状的示威活动已蔓延至40多个城市。
French authorities suspended the use of stun grenades Wednesday after a teenager lost his hand during clashes with police, as demonstrations over school conditions spread to more than 40 cities.
抗议者对学校长达数周的封锁是这场多重国家危机中最显眼的表现。在此期间，公共部门工人罢工，债券收益率飙升至数十年来的最高点，法国传统政党也在极右翼势力面前进行反思。
Protesters’ weekslong blockade of schools is the most visible aspect of a multifaceted national crisis, as public workers strike, bond yields rise to multidecade highs, and France’s traditional parties reckon with the far-right.
然而，公众不满的一个直接导火索可能被忽视了：上个月开始实施的校园手机禁令。正如一位法国教师在《大洲》杂志（Grand Continent）中指出的那样，在失去这个提供娱乐和连接的“安慰物”之后，“高中生们终于睁开眼睛，看清了突然变得令人难以忍受的现实”塞。— 布伦丹·鲁贝瑞
But one proximate trigger of public discontent may have been overlooked: a ban on phones in schools enforced last month. Following the loss of this “comfort object” — which provides entertainment and connection — the “high school student has opened their eyes to a situation that has suddenly become unbearable,” a French teacher argued in Grand Continent. — Brendan Ruberry