Riot police clashed with high school students in cities across France on Friday, as President Emmanuel Macron's government battled to contain increasingly violent protests over classroom conditions and funding. Protests by high school students in France intensified on Friday, with nearly 400 schools and educational establishments expected to remain closed as demonstrators blocked entrances, clashed with police and, in some cases, set fires.BREAKING: France school riots printed 1949 arrests and 305 injured officers in a single day. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- Riot police clashed with high school students in cities across France on Friday, as President Emmanuel Macron's government battled to contain increasingly violent protests over classroom conditions and funding.S1
- Protests by high school students in France intensified on Friday, with nearly 400 schools and educational establishments expected to remain closed as demonstrators blocked entrances, clashed with police and, in some cases, set fires.BREAKING: France school rio...S2
- Unrest over classroom conditions, funding hits Macron's government six months before presidential electionS3