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France to close up to 500 schools amid student protests

Original: Up to 500 schools across France will be totally or partly closed as a wave of student protests shakes the country, the e

France's education minister says up to 500 schools across the country will be totally or partly closed as a wave of student protests sweeps the nation. The closures mark one of the largest disruptions to French schooling in recent years, with students mobilising nationwide and officials balancing safety concerns against the right to protest.

Why now: The scale of the school closures and nationwide student unrest is a major development in French domestic news.

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• Up to 500 schools across France will be totally or partly closed as a wave of student protests shakes the country, the education minister has said. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/ 05/world/france-schools-student-protests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #… · thejapantimes · 4

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