What happened
Nationwide student protests in France have led to thousands of arrests and hundreds of injuries, with schools set on fire, the Express reports. On Friday, the French education ministry said protests were affecting 560 schools. The protests first erupted last week in the Paris region and spread across the country, even to smaller towns.
In this Newstro Breaking News report: Friday's scenes of garbage fires, tear gas and arrests, what high school students say is wrong with their schools, the €65.5 billion education budget proposed by President Emmanuel Macron's government, how the protests have become an issue in France's presidential race, and France's long history of street protest.
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