World · 2 hours ago
French teens aren't bunking off - they're shutting schools over this
French lycee students (ages 15-18) have been blockading schools over packed classes of 30-plus, missing teachers, rundown buildings and long 8am-6pm days. Summer heatwaves exposed classrooms with no air-con. Their protests then lined up with a public-sector strike against big budget cuts, and some clashes with police left hundreds detained.
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