They are missing their friends which is taking a real emotional toll, while Andrews enforces a longer than necessary lockdown on Victorians.

It’s not just parents, students and school staff that are concerned about the incredible challenges our school students are being forced to endure throughout the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to Daniel Andrews’ second wave.

Victorians everywhere are concerned about our students being left behind the other states. It is not good enough that the return for students in Years 3 to 10 has been pushed off into the never-never.

In New South Wales, schools were effectively closed for classroom learning for just 29 days. Victorian students have been away from the classroom for the better part of six months.