France school protests: "Like a new 1968"
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PARIS — High school students and their teachers filled the streets of Paris on Tuesday. More than 250,000 people joined school protests across France, according to the working title.
Violent clashes with police broke out in several places.
"I am here to support my students. France does not have an equal school system, and in disadvantaged areas we see it every day," said Marie, 48, a teacher in the Paris suburb of Mantes-la-Jolie.