Melbourne High students face portables, remote learning over ‘extreme’ safety concerns
Melbourne High School is facing a crisis as teachers threaten to strike over extreme safety concerns regarding the school's aging infrastructure. Issues include water damage, lead paint, and structural instability, potentially forcing students into remote learning.
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Highlights critical infrastructure failures in public education and the tension between staff safety and student learning continuity.
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Share A A A Students at one of Melbourne’s most prestigious state schools face being shifted into portables or forced into COVID-era remote learning as the Education Department scrambles to address “extreme” safety concerns with the campus.
Melbourne High School will host a crisis meeting between school delegates and department officials on Friday, after teachers threatened to walk off the job over safety concerns arising from the dilapidated buildings.
Melbourne High School’s “castle on the hill” is in a state of disrepair. Joe Armao The school has received some high-profile backing in its fight from trucking magnate and Melbourne High old boy Lindsay Fox.
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