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France closes up to 500 schools as student protests spread

Counted 31 blocked high schools on Nov. 9, 0.8% of 3,700, down from 400 to 500 at the peak; reported 220 education workers injured since September.

France's school protest movement widened into a national labor dispute in early November. A Nov. 5 general strike drew more than 600,000 marchers, the AP reported; the CGT claimed nearly 1.6 million, and the Interior Ministry counted 146,000 at Nov. 7 protests.

Updated 2 days ago