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French PM backs boarding schools to tackle youth ‘addiction to violence’

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal (centre) addresses youths attending a special boarding school during the Easter holidays in Nice on April 23, 2024. © Valery Hache, AFP

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Monday endured a sometimes rocky reception at a boarding school taking on children during the Easter break, part of government efforts to stem juvenile delinquency and keep teens off the streets during holidays. 

Attal’s trip to the Lycée du Parc impérial in Nice, on the French Riviera, came days after he announced a crackdown on youth violence in and around schools following a series of incidents that have shocked the nation. 

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