French high school students have blockaded hundreds of schools across the country in protest against poor conditions in education. According to officials, between 400 and 500 schools remain closed amid the unrest ▻ ↧ Teenager's hand blown off as French school protests enter third week A teenager's hand was blown off as high-school ​protesters clashed with riot police in northern France on Monday, a local official said, on the eve of a national demonstration ‌by the pupils' union against underfunding, overcrowding and dilapidation.