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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu told parliament that lessons at secondary schools would be cancelled for the rest of the week to make time for internal consultations within educational institutions. He described this as a period of internal democracy sought by Education Minister Édouard Geffray.
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French pupils held a national day of protest after days of unrest at schools. The French school association USL said demonstrators blocked 1,800 secondary schools, while hundreds of schools had previously been fully or partly closed because of security concerns or damage. Students, teachers, parents and trade unionists joined demonstrations, including marches in Paris and Lyon. Protesters cited large classes and staff shortages; some demonstrations led to confrontations with police.