France suspends classes at nearly 900 schools nationwide amid school protests

France has suspended classes at nearly 900 schools nationwide amid riots, as tear gas was fired in Paris and Marseille and police pushed back school protesters. Influential unions joined Tuesday's demonstrations in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse and other cities; the protests over school conditions have run over two weeks and more than 5,000 people have been detained, the Washington Post reports.

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