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The jumble of messages from the education sector is worrying parents as their children gear up for term two, which is under way in some states and about to start in others. The advice from Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy and the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee has been consistent from the outset of the coronavirus pandemic; that is, schools should be open and have strict social-distancing measures in place. It was understandable, when caseload numbers were rising towards the end of term one, why most parents opted to keep their children at home. After the respite of Easter holidays, getting children back to school is an important step towards reopening the economy, as Scott Morrison said on Thursday.