The suspension of classes in French high schools until the end of the week.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced today, Tuesday, the suspension of classes in high schools until the end of the week.

The French Prime Minister stated in remarks covered by the news agency Video that "it has been decided to suspend classes in high schools until the end of the week to hold a dialogue with the protesting students."

He added that "215 students, 85 members of the teaching staff, and 715 security personnel were injured during the student protests that swept the country."

He continued that "the radical left is seeking to incite chaos ahead of the presidential elections through student protests."

Tens of thousands of high school students took to the streets across France today, Tuesday, in a new day of mobilization under strict security measures to confront a movement of protests marked by violence and threatening to extend to universities.