Netherlands: ‘4,000 schools shut’ in teacher strike
By DW
10 November 2019 |
6:00 am
More than 4,000 schools in the Netherlands shut down on Wednesday owing to a teacher strike, according to organizers. The strike is the latest in a series of mass protests across the country.
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