The school term is scheduled to resume as normal on February 1 in flood-affected Kimberley, but getting into the classroom might be challenging for some.
abc.net.au/news/kimberley-school-teachers-students-long-commute-flooding/101891024Kimberley teachers and students are facing logistical challenges and long commutes to get to the classroom when school resumes on February 1.Public schools in Western Australia recommence after summer holidays on Wednesday, February 1Displaced students are urged to attend their nearest school in interim
Mr Bridge said teachers at the Looma Remote Community School would take a daily two-hour-return bus ride to work after their government-leased Camballin homes were destroyed in the flooding.The department is housing about a dozen staff at Willare Roadhouse, near Derby, and providing a bus to and from Looma RCS."We've had to resort to this to ensure staff are in another place and safe.
Staff who reside in town but commute to Bayulu RCS, on the eastern side of the river, will live temporarily at the Fitzroy Crossing Lodge.Mr Bridge said plans would be reviewed once a barge system was set up across the river.
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