18 Aug 2021

Covid-19: Schools closed once more due to lockdown

From Morning Report, 7:43 am on 18 August 2021

Children across the country are not allowed to go to school today even if their parents are essential workers.

The Prime Minister says three days is too short a time to make plans for on-site learning, but there may be other arrangements if the lockdown is extended.

So for now, it's back to learning from a screen.

Secondary Principals' Association president Vaughan Couillaut spoke to Jane Patterson.