Up to 500 schools in France are expected to close on Monday as student protests continue, the country’s education minister has said.
Lessons will be either fully or partly suspended at some high schools. The decision follows clashes between riot police and student protesters, although the supplied information does not give further details about the cause of the demonstrations or the locations affected.
The planned closures represent a significant disruption to education across France. Schools may either remain closed or operate with reduced teaching, depending on the circumstances at each institution.
The education minister confirmed the arrangements but did not provide further details in the supplied material about how long the suspensions would last or what measures would follow the protests. The latest known position is that the affected schools are due to close or limit lessons on Monday.
