Challenges as students, teachers return to school in Australia

Teacher wearing mask and sanitising desks in school classroom as students prepare to go back to school.

Teacher wearing mask and sanitising desks in school classroom as students prepare to go back to school. Source: Getty Images

School is set to begin from Monday for millions of students around the country, but many expect the return won't go smoothly.


Each state and territory has taken a different approach to the reopening, and the Omicron wave is adding extra pressure to a system already facing significant staffing shortages.


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