With school
returning today the state government should address a couple of concerning
matters. Term One saw significant outbreaks in our schools and significant
disruptions to education which will hurt outcomes.
COVID is not
going anywhere anytime soon and the Government should undertake longer term
planning to improve ventilation in our schools and it should improve government
messaging around vaccinations for children.
The current
government plan for winter is the status quo which didn’t work for many schools
in term one. Leaving windows open and turning heaters up is a band-aid solution
and isn’t a long-term plan.
The current
plan will continue to mount pressure on parents looking after their sick
children while missing out on work, not to mention school staff who are under
immense with staff shortages.
The Rockliff-Ferguson Government needs to be upfront with parents and deliver a plan for our children that considers long term solutions because this simply isn’t good enough.
| Josh Willie MP Shadow Minister for Education |
