French Teachers Are Being Made Frontline Climate Managers
Angelique Chrisafis reported for The Guardian from Paris on June 25 that French education unions urged teachers to strike as national exams moved ahead during a severe heatwave. Authorities closed 3,500 schools, reduced hours at 10,000 more, and kept brevet exams on schedule for more than 850,000 15-year-olds, with classrooms in some places reaching up…