French Education Minister Gabriel Attal, second right, with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, centre, at the Simone-Veil secondary school in Liffre, north-western France, on Monday. AFP
French Education Minister Gabriel Attal, second right, with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, centre, at the Simone-Veil secondary school in Liffre, north-western France, on Monday. AFP

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