France to close up to 500 schools amid student protests

Summary

• France will partially or completely close as many as 500 high schools on Monday as nationwide student protests over education conditions continue to disrupt schools and lead to clashes with police.
• Education Minister Édouard Geffray said between 400 and 500 schools would suspend some or all classes because security conditions were not considered adequate.
• Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said on Friday that 735 of the country’s roughly 3,700 schools had been affected by the protests in some way.

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France will partially or completely close as many as 500 high schools on Monday as nationwide student protests over education conditions continue to disrupt schools and lead to clashes with police.

Education Minister Édouard Geffray said between 400 and 500 schools would suspend some or all classes because security conditions were not considered adequate. He said 24 schools had been burned or seriously damaged since the protests began.