Overwhelmed parents began calling Victorian school principals after only one day of home schooling as the Prime Minister again pushed the message that education is best delivered face-to-face auspol
“That’s our fear moving forward, that some parents will say ‘we can’t do this’ and try to send them to school because they think they can’t keep it up.”they arrived at school on Thursday morning to half a dozen calls from worried parents.
“That’s what I want to see happen. And when [their] school in NSW can deliver that for them, I will happily have them back there in a heartbeat.” While the federal government is optimistic on public schools reopening soon, the Prime Minister acknowledged it was a decision for state governments."Victoria operates its schools, Victoria is responsible for the school system,” he said.“Victorian advice, based on health experts, is that if you can learn from home you must learn from home."NSW Premier Gladys Berejikilan on Thursday said the statein week three of its new term, on May 11.
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