France bans 85 pupils from school for disrupting tributes to slain teachers

The vast majority of pupils in France's middle and high schools observed a moment of silence in homage to slain teachers Samuel Paty and Dominique Bernard, but 179 incidents were reported and 85 pupils have been permanently excluded from their schools. AP - Daniel Cole

Disciplinary councils within France's Education Ministry have sanctioned 605 pupils following incidents that marred tributes last month to teachers Dominique Bernard and Samuel Paty. 85 students, permanently excluded from their schools, will have to find alternative establishments.

Some 179 incidents of disruption were registered during the minute's silence held in French middle schools and high schools on 16 October in memory of Dominique Bernard and Samuel Paty.