<p>Activists say struggle must go on until their ‘maximum’ demands are met over teacher shortages and building repairs</p><p>French children should continue to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/06/french-student-protests-barricades-paris-police">barricade their schools</a> 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.</p><p>“Today we’re at the negotiating table, we’re able to negotiate with the government,” Pierre Sourzat of Les Lycéens 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.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/protest-leaders-urge-french-students-to-keep-barricading-their-schools">Continue reading...</a>
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Protest leaders urge French pupils to keep barricading their schools
<p>Activists say struggle must go on until their ‘maximum’ demands are met over teacher shortages and building repairs</p><p>French children should continue to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/06/french-student-protests-barricades-paris-police">barricade their schools</a> 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.</p><p>“Today we’re at the negotiating table, we’re able to negotiate with the government,” Pierre Sourzat of Les Lycéens 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.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/protest-leaders-urge-french-students-to-keep-barricading-their-schools">Continue reading...</a>