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French police fire tear gas at school funding protests
Original: riots in france
Riot police in France used tear gas as more than 250,000 people rallied across the country demanding better school funding, in the biggest day of demonstrations over education. Organisers and unions say schools are dilapidated and inequality in the education system is worsening. Outlets including AP, Reuters and The Guardian covered the clashes and the underlying condition of French schools.
Why now: Large nationwide protests over school funding turned violent, drawing major international coverage.
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Evidence
- French riot police fire tear gas as more than 250,000 rally nationwide for school funding · AP News
- Police fire teargas at French protesters on biggest day of school demonstrations · Reuters
- How dilapidated are French schools and how bad is inequality in the education system? · The Guardian
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