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French high schools close amid student protests over hours and conditions

Hundreds of French high schools have closed due to student protests against long school hours, poor conditions, and staff shortages. The movement, which started in the Paris region, has spread nationwide, with students blocking school entrances and clashing with police. While the government acknowledges the legitimacy of some grievances, it has condemned the accompanying violence. AI

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French high schools close amid student protests over hours and conditions

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Hundreds of French high schools shut as new violence erupts

    French high school students lit fires outside schools and faced off with police on Friday as a protest movement that has forced the closure of some 400 establishments showed no sign of abating. The movement, which began last week in the Paris region and rapidly spread nationwide,…