It’s normally kids who dread the start of a new school year, but this time, quite a few parents have knots of worry in their stomach as the first day gets closer.
While some just can’t wait to get their children inside the school gates, others have concerns. State governments have been announcing their back-to-school plans, but those plans have raised as many questions as they have answers.
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I know I have questions. Are schoolkids going to wear masks properly when so many adults wear them under their noses? Will other people’s children actually do the rapid antigen tests – and what about those false negatives?
How much protection does a kid get from just one dose of vaccine?
After two years of upheaval caused by COVID, I want my children to be able to focus on learning this year, without disruption. But is it realistic to hope for that when we’re living with COVID?
Here, 12 parents share how they’re feeling about the return to school.
“I am immune compromised and am scared.”
“I am immune compromised and am scared of my two children getting COVID and bringing it home. We are all as vaxxed as current policies allow (kids have their first shot). I wish there was an option for learning from home from their school but understand that requires extra resources. They have a good school community so wouldn’t like to withdraw them to homeschool and take them away from that. I am very grateful we are in Queensland with a two-week delay but wish it was a four-week delay. I am dreading the return to school.”
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