French teachers walk out of classrooms in strike over Covid strategy
Tens of thousands take part in one-day strike, one of the biggest in the sector in recent years
French teachers have held one of the biggest education strikes in recent years, forcing the closure of hundreds of primary schools in protest at the government's handling of Covid-19 measures in the education sector.
Tens of thousands of teachers took part in the one-day strike. Trade unions said 75% of primary teachers walked out alongside 62% of secondary teachers. The education ministry gave much lower figures on Thursday morning, saying there was an average of 38.5% of teachers on strike in primary schools, and just under 24% in high schools. Teachers and education support staff joined a protest march through the centre of Paris to the education ministry, and others demonstrated in towns across France.
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