French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he talks to farmers and workers during a visit to a greenhouse for tomatoes in the Roue farm in Cleder, western France on April 22, 2020, as part of a visit to support French farmers and workers amid the COVID-19 outbreak caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by STEPHANE MAHE / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE MAHE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
French President Emmanuel Macron told mayors that school attendance will be voluntary when classes resume, his spokesperson said.
Macron said that parents who do not wish to send their children to school would not be obliged to do so.
France has outlined a plan to begin reopening schools starting on May 11.
