Mum fears for effect on children after major online schooling crash
A Townsville mother would rather write off the next five weeks as holidays than put her kids through the stress of trying to school via online amid a statewide systems crash.
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A Townsville mother would rather write off the next five weeks as holidays than put her kids through the stress of trying to school via online amid a statewide crash.
Renee Passmore wants the glitching system to be completely ditched and condense the workload when kids return to the classroom.
“It’s not worth the stress and anxiety, especially of the little ones and we’re already considering just letting them repeat the year if need be,” Mrs Passmore said.
“Everyone would be better off if the education department just wrote off the next five weeks as holidays and condensed the workload into the rest of the term.”
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Mrs Passmore said it was through no fault of teachers who were trying their hardest to work under ‘impossible conditions’.
Mrs Passmore was already on leave from her job in the army when it was decided children would be required to homeschool.
She said this meant she was able to help school their Currajong State School students in Grades 1,4 and 6 while her wife Natasha is now working from home too.
She said everyone’s emotions were at breaking point over the failed school arrangement.
“My six-year-old can’t read and write and they (school staff) said they’re not expecting us to be the teacher however she needs help,” she said.
“My eight-year-old isn’t tech savvy so she needs help to be shown how to do the online stuff at the same time.
“I’ve got a responsibility to basically make sure they don’t have to repeat their grade and it’s too much pressure for all of us.”
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