France Student Protests Erupt: 400 Schools Remain Closed Amid Nationwide Unrest | Times Now World

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High school students protested outside schools in Paris and elsewhere in France on Friday as a nationwide movement over education conditions entered its fifth day, with around 400 high schools remaining closed, according to the supplied Associated Press footage and storyline. Students have cited staff shortages, deteriorating school conditions, long school days and anxiety over Parcoursup, France’s university admissions platform. Literature teacher Sophie Bordy said students and their families were increasingly concerned about access to higher education and conditions in which pupils had taken exams following a severe heatwave. Demonstrators also criticised police presence and called for greater government engagement with young people. The protests come as France enters an increasingly heated presidential election period, with candidates seeking to succeed President Emmanuel Macron in May taking positions on the unrest. Macron, who is constitutionally barred from seeking a third consec

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