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“High school protests across France show no sign of slowing down, with nearly 400 educational establishments facing disruptions this morning.”

“…s a right, not a privilege,” read one such sign held aloft by a student in Paris, where huge youth protests over the state of high school education have brought tens of thousands of young people and adults on to the streets, with further strikes planned…”

“Tens of thousands of students, trade unionists and parents are expected to march in support of the protests across France on Tuesday afternoon, including in Paris, Toulouse, Nice and Bordeaux, with riot police on alert.”

“More than 400 schools in France will be closed or partly closed on Monday as authorities brace for a second week of student protests.”

“Nearly 3,000 lycée students – aged between 15 and 18 – have been detained since the start of the protests, including 1,949 on Thursday alone, the interior ministry said.”

“France is suspending the use of stun grenades by police at high-school demonstrations, the interior minister has said, amid mounting accusations of police brutality during a fortnight of protests marred by often violent clashes that have injured hundreds.”

“Elsewhere, I will bring you the latest from France, as high school protests continue after a major march in Paris, which ended with sporadic vandalism and running skirmishes with riot police, and officers firing teargas and carrying out baton charges to…”

“Trump announced that Clayton would lead what the US president called “the Super Intelligence Force (SIF)”. - More than 400 schools in France will be closed or partly closed on Monday as authorities brace for another week of student protests.”