
Dozens hurt and hundreds arrested in wave of French school protests
Students have been protesting against conditions and resources in secondary schools since last week.
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Students have been protesting against conditions and resources in secondary schools since last week.

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More than 400 detained as police and students clash over class sizes, exhausting timetables and staff shortagesMore than 400 people, most of them children, have been detained in France on Tuesday after teenagers across the country blockaded their schools in protest at class sizes, teacher shortages and long timetables.Interior minister Laurent Nunez told BFM TV: “440 were detained across national territory. We don’t have the final tally yet, but I’m told two-thirds led to police custody.” Continue reading...
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