French School Leaders Dispute Government Numbers on Blocked High Schools
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Many high schools in France are having protests. Some students are blocking the doors of their schools.
The French government has numbers about how many schools are blocked. But a big union of school leaders says these numbers are not true.
The union is the biggest group for head teachers in France. They say the government must tell the truth about what is happening.
The government wants new rules. It wants schools to always punish students who block schools. This is called a disciplinary sanction.
Some school leaders are very worried. There have also been reports of violence at some high schools.
Head teachers say their job is becoming very hard. They want more help and support.
Vocabulary15 words
- union
- a group of workers who join together
- head teachers
- people who lead a school
- disciplinary sanction
- a punishment for breaking rules
- violence
- actions that hurt people
- protest
- when people show they are angry about something
- block
- to stop something from moving or working
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- figures
- numbers
- truth
- what is really true
- rules
- things people must follow
- worried
- feeling afraid something bad will happen
- support
- help
- students
- people who study at school
- ministry
- a government department
- report
- to tell people about something that happened
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1. A union of head teachers 2. Punish them with sanctions 3. True
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Many high schools in France are having _____. Some students are blocking the doors of their schools.
The French government has numbers about how many schools are _____. But a big union of school leaders says these numbers are not true.
The union is the biggest group for head teachers in France. They say the government must tell the _____ about what is happening.
The government wants new rules. It wants schools to always punish students who block schools. This is called a disciplinary _____.
Some school leaders are very _____. There have also been reports of violence at some high schools.
Head teachers say their job is becoming very hard. They want more help and _____.
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