Principals say the latest school attendance figures signal a turning point - but a complete U-turn is a long way off, and the associate education minister is still not smiling.
Cambridge East Primary School Principal Hamish Fenemor says schools are prepared to go into tougher alert levels. The new testing station was at the Ōtorohanga Sports Club. Liddall said she had worked with the school’s health and safety officer to refresh its Covid-19 action plan. People in the rural community were initially in shock as they digested news of the close contact. “But because we’ve played it relatively straight, in terms of what people need to do, I think the community is comfortable and confident.” Schools across the region had postponed or cancelled events, such as school camps.