French high schools closed in biggest day of student protests in decades
Nationwide protests across France continued for a third week as demonstrators rallied against poor school conditions.
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French students, parents and teachers continued protesting into a third week, saying their schools are falling apart.
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Read the full report at CBS NewsNationwide protests across France continued for a third week as demonstrators rallied against poor school conditions.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
A nationwide day of protest follows more than two weeks of demonstrations and blockades over school conditions. More than 5,000 people have been detained, many of them minors.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Washington Post
Now in their third week, the protests have grown.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
Protests break out over understaffed, dilapidated schools; teenagers hold up smoke flares, placards…
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WorldPingThousands of demonstrators were massing under heavy police surveillance across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who for days have been demanding better conditions in protests punctuated by violent confrontations.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from France on the growing student protests across the country.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera