France protests: What we know as schools brace for nationwide action
- Protests have continued across France for a third week as tens of thousands of school pupils and trade unionists have taken to the streets across many cities.
- Students initially began boycotting classes in deprived areas of Paris on September 21 over teacher shortages and poor conditions, but protests have quickly morphed into a nationwide movement, with some of the largest demonstrations taking place on Tuesday.
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- Protests have continued across France for a third week as tens of thousands of school pupils and trade unionists have taken to the streets across many cities.
- Students initially began boycotting classes in deprived areas of Paris on September 21 over teacher shortages and poor conditions, but protests have quickly morphed into a nationwide movement, with some of the largest demonstrations taking place on Tuesday.
- Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Schools ablaze as student protests spread across Francelist 2 of 4France to shutter up to 500 schools as more student protests calledlist 3
Sources: Al Jazeera