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Tens of thousands march across France for school funding

Original: Tens of thousands march across France in support of high school students demanding more school funding. What began in mi

Tens of thousands of people have marched across France in support of high school students demanding greater school funding. What began in mid-September at a single Paris-area school has grown into a nationwide movement, with hundreds of schools blockaded and thousands of arrests reported. Critics have also sharply condemned the police response to the protests.

Why now: The protests have escalated from a local school dispute into a nationwide movement drawing mass turnout and controversy over policing.

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• Tens of thousands march across France in support of high school students demanding more school funding. What began in mid-September at one Paris-area school is now a nationwide movement, with hundreds of schools blocked, thousands arrested, and sharp criticism of police… · Free_Press@mstdn.social · 7

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