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What’s behind France’s school protests?
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- Fires and blockades as students stage school protests across France
- France school protests escalate into ‘urban violence’ as PM calls crisis cabinet meeting
- School protests spread as fires, blockades deepen unrest in France
- School protests send shivers down French government's spine
- ‘We just want to be listened to’: student protests shut schools across France
- Over 560 schools disrupted in France on Friday as protests escalate into ‘urban violence’ – Europe live
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