The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French school pupil told to 'cut beard or go home' The headteacher of a French school has told a pupil to "cut back his beard or go home", claiming it is a sign of radicalization, according to reports https://www.thelocal.fr/20161017/french-pupil-told-to-cut-beard-or-go-home Mon, 17 Oct 2016 17:42:38 +0200 french-pupil-told-to-cut-beard-or-go-home Mexican monk jailed for abusing French teen A Mexican monk was sentence to two years in prison by a French court on Monday for abusing a high school student, just nine months after a prior molestation conviction. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121113/french-court-jails-mexican-monk-for-teen-sex-abuse Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:28:00 +0100 french-court-jails-mexican-monk-for-teen-sex-abuse