School protests send shivers down French government's spine
A movement that started nearly two weeks ago has spread, and in France young people on the streets spells trouble, writes Hugh Schofield.
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"Most of the staff who were hurt said that the people they were facing… were not their own pupils."
— Édouard Geffray , Politician
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A movement that started nearly two weeks ago has spread, and in France young people on the streets spells trouble, writes Hugh Schofield.
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