Kids left in the lurch as learn-from-home glitches cause massive student issues in Victoria
Victorians looking to have their children learn from home during the coronavirus crisis have been met with a shaky start.
Landscape gardener Danny Heinz tried to set things up for his 14-year-old son Jonas to learn remotely.
"Logged on this morning and there was nothing there," Mr Heinz told 9News.
Online learning modules have been fraught with difficulties as parents isolate their children. 9News
He said he sent Jonas to school to figure out what was wrong, but the Year Eight student said the place was "empty".
Premier Daniel Andrews has urged parents to keep their school-aged children home if they can, but said schools would be open for those parents who could not.
As hundreds of thousands of students across the state signed in through their screens, the glitches started surfacing.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews urged parents to keep their kids home if they could. 9News
"There will be some bumps today, there will be some challenges," Mr Andrews said.
At Port Melbourne Primary School, just 22 students out of more than 700 got the go-ahead to attend in person.
Another 21 were in school at Elsternwick.
Only small numbers of students are physically attending schools. 9News
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Scott Morrison continues to urge parents to send their kids to school in person.
But Mr Andrews insists he and Mr Morrison aren't on different pages.
"There is no difference in our approach," he said.
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