France closes 400 high schools as teens protests escalate
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- Almost 400 high schools were closed across France on Friday over a week-long protest movement by pupils over inadequate conditionsS1
- More than 1,000 schools, nearly one in four nationwide, joined the protest on Thursday. Tensions have risen as the movement has spread, with confrontations between students and law enforcement at times turning violent.S2
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France closes 400 high schools as teens protests escalate
Almost 400 high schools were closed across France on Friday over a week-long protest movement by pupils over inadequate conditions
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High school student protests spread across France as tensions escalate
More than 1,000 schools, nearly one in four nationwide, joined the protest on Thursday. Tensions have risen as the movement has spread, with confrontations between students and law…
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- Almost 400 high schools were closed across France on Friday over a week-long protest movement by pupils over inadequate conditionsS1
- More than 1,000 schools, nearly one in four nationwide, joined the protest on Thursday. Tensions have risen as the movement has spread, with confrontations between students and law enforcement at times turning violent.S2
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