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Almost a million students were sent home on Friday for what is hoped will be just three days of remote learning during the stateâs snap stage four lockdown.
Less than three weeks into term one, about 2270 schools across the state were told to close for all but vulnerable children and the children of permitted workers as part of the five-day lockdown.
Almost one million Victorian students will revert to remote learning for three days next week.
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Education Minister James Merlino said schools had a role to play in containing the latest outbreak of COVID-19, but the decision drew criticism from the independent schools sector and the state opposition, which labelled the move harmful to children.