Boarding school students who live between two states will be able to breathe a sigh of relief after restrictions at border crossings were relaxed to allow students to return to school after the holidays.
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With one week left to go on the school holidays, students have been given permits to cross between NSW and Victoria this holidays.
It is a decision that has been welcomed by the Isolated Children's Parents' Association of NSW.
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The organisation said it had 97 students in rural or regional NSW that have been affected by the border closures, and who were "anxiously wondering what their return to school in Victoria would look like".
"With the Victorian situation easing day by day it is nearly time to return back to face to face learning, so the new permit is very timely. It has been a long 6 months," said Claire Butler, president of the association.
"Many of these children do not have a secondary school around the corner so they board interstate as that is their closest boarding school."
Since March, the organisation has been campaigning for governments to update travel permissions for boarding students whose families live in other states.
Emma Horn
Supervising producer of the national video team. Former features and weekender writer for The Daily Advertiser. Now based in the NSW Hunter region. Small, quiet, and a student of the Julie Bishop School Of Staring. Usually dressed in something colourful, always snacking on something homemade. Friend to most mothers and all dogs. Got stories? Get in touch. emma.horn@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Supervising producer of the national video team. Former features and weekender writer for The Daily Advertiser. Now based in the NSW Hunter region. Small, quiet, and a student of the Julie Bishop School Of Staring. Usually dressed in something colourful, always snacking on something homemade. Friend to most mothers and all dogs. Got stories? Get in touch. emma.horn@austcommunitymedia.com.au
