WA teachers' union panned over virus ad

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published April 24, 2020

West Australian teachers have called on parents to keep children home from school but state and federal leaders say the union has its facts wrong.

WA teachers are urging parents to keep their children home, contradicting a Government message.

In a full-page newspaper advertisement published on Friday, the State School Teachers' Union of WA says schools should be open ...

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