Rebecca Judd slams Victoria’s continued school lockdowns

The Melbourne mum-of-four has unleashed on a rule that keeps kids “locked up” despite negative test results, urging Victoria to “do better”.

Rebecca Judd has called out a state rule that sees schoolchildren and their families “locked up”, urging health officials to “do better”.

The mum-of-four shared an anonymous post written by a mother whose child was sent home from kindergarten 11 days ago due to a positive Covid case.

Despite returning a negative results, kids had been unable to return to school until the 14-day isolation period had been met.

Judd, a Melbourne-based WAG and business woman who is fully vaccinated, commented on the post, sharing her disappointment.

Rebecca Judd has slammed the continued lockdowns of schools and kindergartens during small Covid outbreaks. Picture: Instagram/BecJudd

“This keeps happening. The kids have been locked down enough. If they test negative, then send them back to school.”

Judd – who has been outspoken about her views on Victoria’s handling of the pandemic – also said: “We have to do better.”

The state recorded one of the world’s longest lockdowns, with children staying home for 272 days between March 2020 until Victoria’s reopening last month.

However, the state government website states closures may still arise as a result of Covid-19 outbreaks, sending kids home and mandating families complete isolation periods.

‘Do better’. Picture: Instagram/BecJudd

The original post details a mother’s struggle at her child being “locked up”, despite testing negative.

“My son’s kinder closed due to a teacher who was positive 11 days ago. Not one child is positive, yet 100 kids and their parents have been locked up,” she wrote in a post shared by Shadow Pandemic Victoria.

According to the group’s Change.org petition, the term “shadow pandemic” was coined to represent the “explosion in mental health cases in youth and teenagers including eating disorders, suicidal ideation and self-harm”.

It’s not the first time Bec has been vocal about the Covid restrictions. Picture: Instagram/BecJudd

In 2020, Judd caused a stir with her public criticism of Daniel Andrews and the lengthy lockdowns.

She initially called for suburbs where Covid rates were peaking to be locked down, before later labelling the Premier as “Dictator Dan” amid the ongoing statewide lockdowns.

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