France closes up to 500 schools amid violent protests with teenagers ‘ransacking’ classrooms & teachers injured

FRANCE will shut up to 500 schools after violent teenage protests saw classrooms torched and ransacked and teachers and staff injured.Thousands of pupils have taken to the streets in furious riots over crumbling schools, packed classrooms and teacher shortages.But the demonstrations have descended into chaos, with burning barricades, petrol bombs and vicious clashes with riot cops rocking cities across the country.