Some 200 high school students block the entrance of the Chabrière high school in Oullins, on December 16, 2008, as part of protest actions. Facing student protests and a party revolt, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is backtracking on flagship reforms, a year and a half after he came to power on a platform of sweeping change. Weeks of student protests forced Sarkozy's government to put a plan for high school education reform on ice amid fears that opposition from the streets could spread social unrest like that seen in Greece. Getty Images logo Getty Images 38 months ago

Some 200 high school students block the entrance of the Chabrière high school in Oullins, on December 16, 2008, as part of protest actions. Facing student protests and a party revolt, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is backtracking on flagship reforms, a year and a half after he came to power on a platform of sweeping change. Weeks of student protests forced Sarkozy's government to put a plan for high school education reform on ice amid fears that opposition from the streets could spread social unrest like that seen in Greece.

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