President believes there are too many but unions say real issues are heavy curriculum and term dates
Emmanuel Macron says he wants to make French school holidays shorter, sparking a debate among teachers’ unions and parent groups.
In a broad interview in Le Point magazine to mark his return to Paris after three weeks at the presidential summer residence on the Mediterranean coast, Macron said there were “too many school holidays” in France.
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