When they go back next term under orange, masks will be recommended, not mandated. Some schools will keep their red setting restrictions for a time under the orange setting of the Government's Covid-19 protection framework, with principals criticising the timing of the move. Auckland Point School is among some primary schools in Nelson maintaining the mask mandate and other restrictions implemented under red, for the first week of school after the impending Easter holidays. “We're not back to normal by any stretch of the imagination.”Masks would be recommended for students and staff in term 2, in line with the Government advice, he said. Hampden Street School principal Don McLean said along with recommending masks inside for children, staff would be wearing masks for the first month, with settings reviewed thereafter, he said.

Source: Stuff April 19, 2022 23:09 UTC