Mayor shields students from police as 250,000 take part in school protests across France

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A local mayor jumped in front of student protesters to shield them from the police as France witnesses its largest youth protests in decades. Mass demonstrations over conditions at French high schools have descended into sporadic violence, leading to nearly 500 arrests and prompting President Emmanuel Macron to call an emergency meeting. Bally Bagayoko, the mayor of Saint-Denis in the northern suburbs of Paris, appeared to act as a human shield while repeatedly shouting at authorities to halt their advance. Rights groups, unions and the students have accused authorities of using disproportionate force. Read more: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/frances-school-crisis-sparks-nationwide-unrest-and-hundreds-of-arrests/59gf7fyyg SBS News is Australia's trusted news source for the latest news from Australia and across the world. Subscribe to the SBS News YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SBSNews Follow SBS News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sbsnews_au Follow SBS

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