SocietySchools shuttered as student protests sweep through France

A high school protest movement that began a week ago is continuing to spread across France, with demonstrations at more than 1,200 schools and over 5,000 arrests, most involving minors. Students are angry about chronic underfunding of state schools and alleged racial and economic disparities in how public resources are allocated.

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