Unions urge teachers to strike as French school exams go ahead in up to 40C heat
Overview
Claims health of staff and children at risk as France struggles to adapt heat-trap school buildings
Teachers in France are risking their own and students’ health in overheated schools as a severe heatwave sets new record temperatures, education unions said, urging staff to strike over “unacceptable working conditions”.
Details
Several teaching unions on Thursday issued a joint statement denouncing a “blatant lack of preparation” by the government, after teachers have had to work in classrooms where temperatures reached up to 40C.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.