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The head of the SA teachers’ union says face masks should be compulsory inside classrooms once schools return next week, but the Education Department says at this stage, masks are only recommended.
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Premier Peter Malinauskas says he is inquiring into whether a primary school in Adelaide’s north-east adequately informed parents about the detection of lead in ceiling dust in a classroom, with the Education Department also committing to a review.
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South Australian teachers on leave have been asked to consider cancelling their holidays to fill emergency relief teaching positions, despite the Education Minister saying only about 15 per cent of dedicated relief teachers are currently working.
UPDATED | The State Government is encouraging teachers in preschools to undertake surveillance COVID-19 testing, while some workers have been asked to return to the office from January 27 as the state recorded six more deaths and 3023 new cases.
Teachers are being offered up to $20,000 upfront on top of usual incentives to move to South Australian country schools that are struggling to recruit staff.
Premier Steven Marshall will shortly make further announcements about South Australia’s plan to return students to schools and today’s case numbers as the Education Department confirms it will not supply every classroom with air purifiers.
The majority of South Australian teachers want the State Government to push back the start of the school year by two weeks, their union says, amid concerns about Reception and Year 7 students potentially starting primary and secondary schools for the first time online.
