00:00Student protests across France have intensified, with around 400 high schools expected to stay
00:05closed after Friday as demonstrations over school conditions continue.
00:10Students are protesting long school hours, staff shortages and inadequate conditions
00:15including overheated classrooms.
00:19The Education Minister, Edouard Geffre, said 564 schools had faced actions or disruptions
00:25since the start of the day.
00:27The minister added that at least 65 staff members and around 107 students have been
00:31injured since the protests began.
00:34Around 2,000 people have been taken into police custody, 90% of them minors.
00:40Students have accused police of excessive force, including the frequent use of tear gas.
00:45The government says the students' grievances are legitimate but has condemned what it calls
00:50urban violence.
00:52Geffre said the movement was being held hostage by ultra-violent fringe groups.
