More than 50,000 pupils expected to strike over German rearmament policy
Organisers of nationwide protest say its aim is to stop the government turning young Germans into âcannon fodderâTens of thousands of pupils across Germany are expected to boycott the classroom and take to the streets in a nationwide protest organisers say is to stop the governmentâs rearmament policy turning young people into âcannon fodderâ.Despite threats from teachersâ associations and education ministries, which have said anyone who demonstrates during school hours could risk penalties and even expulsion, organisers say they expect the number of participants at Fridayâs school strike to be at least as high as the estimated 50,000 who attended each of the first two. Continue reading...
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