BREAKING NEWS: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian Says Schools in NSW Will Remain Open
“Schools in NSW from tomorrow will remain open, the health advice has not changed. However, for practical reasons, in NSW we’ll be encouraging parents to keep children at home.” – Premier Gladys Berejiklian.
- NSW recorded an increase of 136 novel coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the state’s total count to 669.
- The NSW school term ends on Thursday April 9, the day before Good Friday.
- NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said schools will move to an online learning model.
- Schools will remain open for the rest of the school term unless health advice changes as Premier Berejiklian announced.
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Latest on schools across Australia
Victoria: Closing on Tuesday
ACT: Pupil-free from Tuesday, students encouraged to stay home
NSW: Open, but students encouraged to stay home
Queensland, SA, WA, NT, Tasmania: Open for now
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