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Covid 19 coronavirus: Principals worry about students home-schooling with no internet 3 Mar, 2021 07:46 PM 4 minutes to read Principal says the ministry should expand its scheme to more homes who do not have internet in their homes. Photo / 123RF Principal says the ministry should expand its scheme to more homes who do not have internet in their homes. Photo / 123RF RNZ There are calls for the Government to fund more home internet connections so Auckland school children can learn from home. Secondary principals told RNZ good access to the internet at home was vital for teenagers during lockdo...

Photo: 123RF Secondary principals told RNZ good access to the internet at home was vital for teenagers during lockdowns, but some families could not provide it. The government last year connected 45,000 households to the internet and is spending $8.3 million dollars to continue those connections until the end of this year, but it is not extending the scheme to more homes. Ōtāhuhu College principal Neil Watson said 40 of his students benefited from the government scheme and he was pleased the Ministry of Education was continuing their access until the end of the year. But he said there were ...