Around 400 French schools are expected to stay closed on Friday to try to quell a series of violent student protests around the country. The protests over dilapidated school buildings and teacher shortages began in the Paris region last month, but have spread around the country and turned increasingly violent. Education minister Edouard Geffray told broadcaster France2 "a little over 400 schools and other educational establishments" would close on Friday. Full story ➡️ https://news.sky.com/story/french-schools-set-alight-by-students-in-violent-protests-over-teacher-shortages-and-run-down-buildings-13594112 #Paris #France #Protest #Riot #Student #StudentProtest #SkyNews #Live SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Why not listen to one of our podcasts? This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy or Ed Conway's Stuff Matters, available here: https://podfollow.com/stuff-matters To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales