Nearly 1 in 4 high schools now disturbed by CPE protests

Around 1,000 high schools are now affected by anti-CPE protests, according to the high school students body FIDL.

This represents nearly one in four of the 4,300 high schools across France.

Meanwhile, French university students body UNEF are giving a figure of 69 for the number of universities now 'disturbed' by events.

'Disturbed' may mean full occupation by students of the campus, blockades, strike, partial occupation or that the university authorities have chosen to shut the campus on grounds of safety, such as at the Sorbonne in Paris.

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Youths riot in Paris as school students come out in force

Reports from across the country of yesterday's students' day of action against the CPE.

Unions call for another day of strikes and protests

The main trade unions, along with the high school and student bodies, have decided to call for a new day of strikes and demonstrations for next Tuesday 4 April.

In tiny Hennebont, 300 high school students block bridge

Breton regional paper Ouest France is reporting the blocking of a bridge in the Morbihan departement by protesting high school students in Brittany.

Scores of high schools and 70% of universities now blocked

More universities occupied as schools begin to be shut down against the CPE.

Villepin-unions meeting achieves little

Domenique de Villepin met representatives of the five major trade-union confederations today at his official residence, the Matignon.

Many universities now occupied

Rough translation of an article taken from French broadsheet Le Monde, summarising the situation as it stands across France [as of 8pm Friday].