How dilapidated are French schools and how bad is inequality in the education system?
France’s prime minister has promised to address ‘legitimate’ complaints raised by those taking part in protests Europe live – latest updates Hundreds of French high schools have been barricaded by teenagers and forced to close and hundreds of people have been injured amid clashes with police in the biggest youth protest movement in decades over the state of French lycées , where 15- to 18-year-olds are taught.
School students say the education system is riven with inequality, that many buildings are in disrepair, class sizes are too big, and there are not enough teachers or funding. The French prime minister has promised to address what he called “legitimate” complaints, including on class sizes, long hours, dilapidated buildings and teacher provisions.
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