Thread by @AGavrielatos

#Covid_19australia
Teachers and principles are not dispensable.
An urgent meeting is being sought with the NSW minister.
Answers are needed 👇🏻

As of midday, yesterday, plans were being enacted to wind back school operations. Described as the UK model, schools were to remain open with appropriate levels of supervision for children of essential workers.

In the UK, schools are being kept as empty as possible. Flexible arrangements are in place for school staff to ensure effective minimum supervision and the further ongoing development of online educational material for students not at schools.

Last night the prime minister declared schools would remain open while shutting down all social gatherings because of the crisis.

These decisions are being made by people who have no idea what is happening in our schools nor how they function.

The reasoning offered just doesn’t stack up.

We are told that social distancing protocols should be observed in all other places not affected by the shut down. The social distancing protocol of 4m2 per person is impossible to implement in classrooms, corridors and most school playgrounds.

We are told children are low risk vectors for the virus at school but suddenly become high risk vectors in shopping centres and playgrounds also ignoring the fact the tens of thousands are travelling on trains and buses each morning and afternoon.

We are told there is concern about kids infecting grandparents but not teachers many of whom are are also grandparents?

We are told there is concern for vulnerable, high risk groups but not teachers in this category.

The contradictions and hypocrisy must end.

#COVID19Aus Federation has called an emergency meeting of our state executive at 12pm. A meeting has been secured with the Minister at 4pm today.