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French teachers strike over having to work 5-day weekAFP PARIS -- Most primary schools in Paris shut down Tuesday as teachers went on strike over the Socialist government's plans to make children attend classes five days a week, instead of the current four.
January 23, 2013, 12:01 am TWN President Francois Hollande promised as part of his election campaign last year to add a half day of classes on Wednesday — currently a day off — and shorten the school day for the rest of the week.
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