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French government: around 31% of teachers on strike on Thursday

by Reuters
Thursday, 13 January 2022 10:50 GMT

PARIS, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The French Education Ministry said an estimated 31% of teachers were on strike on Thursday, as protests took place across the country over what demonstrators said was the government's failure to adopt a coherent policy for schools to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and protect pupils and staff against infection. (Reporting by Myriam Rivet; Editing by Bertrand Boucey/Sudip Kar-Gupta)

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