The former students and parents of a Victorian school which suddenly closed on Friday have taken to its gates to call for its urgent reopening. 9News
The distraught and frustrated families whose children attended the Colmont School, formerly known as the Kilmore International School, say they have been left with very little option for what to do going forward.
About 50 former students and parents have gathered outside the school with signs in the cold on Monday morning, chanting, "We want TKIS now", and "Save our school". Her father, David Ford, said the family was considering either moving to Melbourne or sending Dayna to school in Sale in Gippsland - on the other side of the state."It's breaking up the family," he said,"For a lot of young people there is no schools available for them at the moment in the IB program.Ford said it was particularly tough for the students after having endured COVID-19 lockdowns.
Speaking to media on Monday morning, Victorian Education Minister Natalie Hutchins said the school's unique business model had meant it was "very heavily reliant on international students"."It's not the role of the state government to prop up this particular business," she said.
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