Article 78WAV High schoolers in France continue to take their frustrations out into the streets

High schoolers in France continue to take their frustrations out into the streets

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Today, protesters marched across France for better public school funding, including more teachers, better facilities and shorter days. The demonstrations have often turned violent, and police have reacted in kind, injuring hundreds of mostly minors, while arresting thousands. The government of President Emmanuel Macron says the students' complaints are legitimate. But France is buckling under trillions of dollars of debt and its unclear how it might fix public schools. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Beziers, France.

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