Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from France on the growing student protests across the country.
France’s student protests grow as hundreds of schools close Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from France, where student protests are growing over teacher shortages, crowded classrooms and poor conditions. Authorities have closed hundreds of schools due to the unrest.
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