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The questions SA parents are asking, answered – by the head of the Education Department.
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The questions SA parents are asking, answered – by the head of the Education Department.
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Only around a third of enrolled students are still attending state schools in South Australia, with the Education Union warning of “significant serious health and safety concerns” on sites and questioning the Marshall Government’s messaging to parents.
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South Australian schools will close early for Easter holidays, with four new pupil-free days and the Good Friday public holiday meaning the student break will now extend for three weeks as authorities grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.
Premier Steven Marshall has strongly urged parents to continue sending their children to school as he railed against “fake news” being passed around social media about an imminent lockdown.
While some independent schools have closed and moved online due to coronavirus, state governments are resisting calls to follow with state schools. Besides the health rationale, there are significant economic impacts of a national shutdown, explains Megan O’Connell.
School holidays could be extended as Australia considers increasingly drastic measures to contain the coronavirus after it was declared a global pandemic.
Temporary school closures are likely to become the norm across Australia, as the nation tries to batten down the hatches to fend off the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
