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High school students in France are protesting for a second week against overcrowded schedules and teacher shortages.
PARIS, Oct 2 - RIA Novosti. More than 560 educational institutions in France were damaged by protesters on Friday, the Figaro newspaper reports, citing the Ministry of Education.
High school students in France have been protesting for a second week against overcrowded schedules, teacher shortages and other problems in the education sector.
“Since the beginning of the day, 564 institutions have either become the target of protests or their work has been disrupted,” the article says.
Earlier, the head of the Republic's Ministry of Education, Edouard Geffre, said that about 400 educational institutions out of 3.7 thousand were closed on Friday due to protests.

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