Sydney Catholic Schools have defied government advice and the stance of most public and private schools by calling for school buildings to be shut "as a matter of urgency" and lessons to be held online.
State and federal health authorities are warning that closing schools prematurely might do more harm than good, as it will force 15 per cent of the workforce home to look after children, may spread the virus, and could lead to a shutdown of six months. The heads were told there was no evidence to suggest proactive school closure would limit social contact, especially in high school students, and there was evidence that closures could create more problems as the children interact with the broader population.
The head of the Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta, Greg Whitby, agreed. "The issue is now not if, the only issue is when," he said. Both stopped short of closing their own network of schools. Mr Whitby said he would work with other sectors to have a common position. But others such as St Andrew's Cathedral, MLC and Waverley College will remain open, while testing their online systems. Public schools have also begun sending letters to parents, ascertaining the resources they have at home and setting up accounts on systems such as Google Classrooms.
Imperial College “We predict that school and university closure ... when combined with population-wide social distancing ... further amplify the breaking of social contacts between households, and thus supress transmission.”
Yea. Because they still going to receive 50% of fees from government for doing nothing.
“..no evidence to suggest proactive school closure would limit social contact”. This is a lie. Research shows that proactive school closure lowered death rates in the Spanish Flu pandemic by 30% in the case investigated.
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