Parents not waiting for school closures

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PARENTS are pulling their kids out of school at unprecedented rates as they refuse to wait for governments ramp up lockdown, as some schools have nearly half its students away and only 65 per cent Southeast Queensland kids at school this week.Live data obtained from the Department of Education reveals that attendance averaged at Southeast Queensland schools between 65 per cent and 69 per cent on Tuesday.Attendance has dropped on a statewide average from a high of 94.7 per cent of students in week one of this term to current levels in week 9 at only 70.2 per cent of Queensland kids were at school across Monday and Tuesday.Last week, during Week 8, live data showed daily attendance ranged from 79.6% to 85.0%.

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