Advocates divided over the return of students with disability to the classroom

Disability advocates are concerned by the Victorian government’s plan to allow students with disability to return to school, with fears this will put vulnerable children in greater danger of contracting COVID-19. The Victorian government has announced that students from Prep to Year 10 at government schools in metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire will learn from home from 20 July until at least 19 August.

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Topics:
Education, Emergency management, Systemic Advocacy

Author:
Luke Michael

Source:
Pro Bono News

Date published:
Wed 15th Jul, 2020