School closures do more harm to children than the virus, experts warn
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An expert on school closures and child mental health has lambasted the Andrews government for imposing a blanket return to remote learning, arguing it is a disproportionate approach that risks doing long-term emotional harm.
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute group leader Fiona Russell led a study of COVID-19 school closures last year that recommended a traffic light system that would permit schools to stay open in areas where community transmission is low.
School closures do more harm to children than the virus, experts warn
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School closures do more harm to children than the virus, experts warn
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