PARIS (Reuters) – Around 65% of high school teachers in France were attending nationwide strikes against a planned pension reform on Thursday, a spokesperson for the SNES FSU union said, while official ministry figures were lower. In some schools, the rate could be as high as 80% and some schools were closed, the union spokesperson added. Figures released later on Thursday by the education ministry however showed a lower participation rate, with an average of 38.5% of French teachers on strike nationwide. The rate for high school teachers was 42.35% in primary schools and 34.66% in secondary s…