Learn “demonstrations”, “crowded”, “demands” in slow English. From: Protests continue at schools across France.
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- RechercheHigh school students continued protesting on October 8 in France, including in Paris, Nantes and Bordeaux, despite Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s promise to present an education plan by the end of October. The Guardian reported that demonstrators had rejected that promise.
- France 24School protests part of a broader French malaise?
- RechercheOn October 6, France’s education ministry said more than 900 of the country’s 3,700 high schools were blockaded or closed for the day; student groups gave a higher estimate of 1,800.