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Last Friday, I sent a text to my co-host, Tristan Redmond, who, as you all might know,
has lived in Paris for years and has covered quite a few French protests over his career.
I wrote to Tristan and asked, is everything OK in France?
I keep seeing these reports of protests.
Tristan wrote me back, and I want to read you all his response.
Hey, yeah, high school students are demonstrating about the state of public education.
It's been unusually aggressive, considering most of them are actually kids.
Police using riot gear and what have you, but it's limited to certain spots.
Still, he added, the feeling of a country creaking at the seams deepens.
Since Tristan's somewhat ominous message, the situation has become more serious and more volatile.
On Monday, a 15-year-old was seriously injured during the protest.
The boy's hand was blown off during a confrontation between police
and demonstrators, leading France to suspend the use of stun grenades for policing.
On Tuesday, the protest grew and spread with high school students being joined by national unions,