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Students in France are protesting against a lack of funding in the education sector.
France's Education Minister Édouard Geffray has appealed to parents to stop their children from the student protests. "We have to make sure that our children are no longer on the streets because they are in danger there," Geffray told the broadcaster BFM.
For days, students in France have been protesting against a lack of funding in the education sector. There were repeated violent clashes. Around 2,000 people were arrested on Thursday.
A good 560 schools across the country were officially closed on Friday, the Ministry of Education announced. There were again numerous acts of violence: in Paris, the entrance areas of two schools burned. There were also violent riots at 55 schools in the greater capital area. In Lyon, firecrackers were set off and garbage cans were set on fire at ten schools.
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Nationwide student protests in France are demanding better education funding and equal opportunities. In view of dilapidated schools and fears for the future, the situation is increasingly escalating into violence between demonstrators and emergency services.

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