University of Otago expert Tony Walls has assured parents schools are as safe as they have ever been. Photo: Getty ImagesParents are being reassured that it is as safe as it has ever been to send children back to school. "A question many parents will be asking themselves is: 'How safe is it to send children to school?' The answer is sending your children to school is as safe as it's ever been," Walls said. "It just doesn't make sense to say this virus spreads widely in schools when there have been very few children affected in other countries where schools have been open.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 27, 2020 06:45 UTC