Schools are facing hesitancy from parents, about sending their children back from the start of Term One.

Students at most schools will return today and tomorrow.

Under the Red Traffic Light restrictions, teachers and students Year Four and above must wear a mask indoors and teachers must be vaccinated.

Principal of Glen Innes School Jono Hendricks told Tim Dower a teacher aide will be speaking with and encouraging parents who are hesitant about bringing kids back to school, but at some point, it will become a truancy issue.

“In our Covid plan, or return to school plan, we do have an expression around what needs to be done in terms of parents opting to keep their children home vs children who need to be home.”

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