French student protests close schools over funding inequality

Student protests have swept through France, with demonstrations at over 1,200 high schools and more than 5,000 arrests, mostly minors, as schools shutter. Students are protesting chronic underfunding of state schools and unequal resource distribution, alleging richer, whiter areas historically receive more funds. Separately, Mediapart authenticated 13-year-old anti-Semitic comments attributed to far-right leader Jordan Bardella, who denies them and is suing for defamation.