Protest leaders urge French pupils to keep barricading their schools

Activists say struggle must go on until their maximum' demands are met over teacher shortages and building repairs

French children should continue to barricade their schools and take part in street protests, a student union said on Monday after the government announced a package of education measures to try to stem the crisis.

Today we're at the negotiating table, we're able to negotiate with the government," Pierre Sourzat of Les Lyceens told France Info television. We're in a power struggle and we still need to call for continued mobilisation to meet a maximum of our demands."