University President Resigns After Calling Police to Campus in Paris
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A university president in Paris has said he will resign.
He is the president of Sorbonne Nouvelle University.
Students and high school students were protesting on the campus.
The president asked the police to come to the campus.
Special police called CRS came into the university.
CRS are French police who stop big protests.
Many students were angry about the police coming to the campus.
After this, the president decided to leave his job.
He will no longer be the president of the university.
This story is about a protest and a resignation.
Vocabulary5 words
- resign
- to leave a job on purpose
- protesting
- showing you are angry about something in public
- CRS
- special French police who control big crowds
- campus
- the area where a university is
- mobilisation
- when many people come together to act
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Answer key
1. The president of Sorbonne Nouvelle University 2. Because police came to the campus 3. True
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A university president in Paris has said he will _____.
He is the president of Sorbonne Nouvelle University.
Students and high school students were _____ on the campus.
The president asked the police to come to the _____.
Special police called _____ came into the university.
CRS are French police who stop big protests.
Many students were angry about the police coming to the campus.
After this, the president decided to leave his _____.
He will no longer be the president of the university.
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