School principals are worried they could be breaking the law by stopping parents from collecting their children during emergency lockdowns.
They want clarity from the Education Ministry following an independent review of the lockdown of 221 Canterbury schools after the murders of 51 people in two mosques on March 15.
The ministry says it is a difficult situation and principals have to balance children's safety against parents' rights.
RNZ education correspondent John Gerritsen has the details.
