18 Aug 2020

Secondary schools cautious about lockdown changes

From Lately, 10:26 pm on 18 August 2020

Auckland teachers and principals are divided over whether to bring some of their Year 12 and 13 students back to class.

Some principals feel blindsided by the government's decision to let them reopen for limited numbers of senior students, while others plan to make the most of it.

Karyn speaks with the president of the Secondary School Principals' Association of New Zealand, Deidre Shea about the change in lockdown rules and the impact on her students and fellow principals.

Deidre Shea is the principal of Onehunga High School and the president of the Secondary Principals' Association of New Zealand.

Deidre Shea is the principal of Onehunga High School and the president of the Secondary Principals' Association of New Zealand. Photo: supplied