Swiss-German cantons reject French at primary school

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A move by two German-speaking cantons to stop the teaching of French in primary schools has caused a storm of protest in French-speaking areas. A recent decision by canton Thurgau’s parliament to delay teaching French until secondary school was followed by canton Nidwalden this week. Other German-speaking cantons are considering following suit.(SRF, swissinfo.ch)