Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch
Since NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced on Wednesday that HSC students and school staff would return to school on August 16, the IEU has been inundated with questions and concerns from principals, teachers and support staff – none of whom were consulted about a decision that directly impacts them.
Of utmost concern is health and safety. “There is a huge discrepancy between the health directives applied to the general community and sending Year 12s back to school,” said Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch Secretary Mark Northam (the IEU represents 32,000 teachers and support staff in NSW and the ACT). “On the one hand, we’re minimising movement among the community, and on the other mobilising 50,000 Year 12 students to go back to school. It only creates greater risk for everyone.”
More questions than answers for HSC teachers
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