More than 400 French lycées closed amid pupil protests
France’s education minister says more than 400 lycées were closed on Friday amid continuing protests, affecting roughly one in nine of the country’s lycées.
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France’s education minister says more than 400 lycées were closed on Friday amid continuing protests, affecting roughly one in nine of the country’s lycées.
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