School plea to allow smoking is rejected

Government rejects plea to allow pupils to smoke in school.

Connexion journalist

Published Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 15:00 Modified Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 15:00

Calls by school heads for lycée and collège pupils to be allowed to smoke in school to save them from added terrorist risk by leaving the premises have been rejected by the government, which said it would be better to help them quit smoking.

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