Victorian academics try to strike the proper steadiness between air flow and luxury has the chilly climate units in throughout the state.
Victorian faculties have saved home windows and doorways open, to minimise the unfold of COVID-19, however some mother and father say extra must be carried out to maintain the scholars heat.
At one Melbourne faculty, some college students have been bringing blankets and further jumpers to highschool for consolation.
"I've bought a neck hotter on and a shawl and I even have a jumper on beneath as nicely," Bentleigh Secondary 12 months 12 scholar Harry Shardey stated.
Principal Helene Hiotis stated it was a matter of frequent sense.
"It is about ensuring that we're protected by preserving the air air purifier at excessive, preserving the warmers on and if want be, we open the home windows and the doorways," she stated.
Nonetheless, that frequent sense strategy hasn't been seen statewide.
Talking with 3AW this morning, some callers blasted faculties for preserving the temperatures low.
"They are not allowed to put on their coats, the academics put on their puffers and the youngsters are sitting there of their faculty uniform, very chilly," one mom stated.
Training Minister James Merlino stated if wanted, academics had been permitted to shut home windows.
"There is no must be chilly," he stated.
"If you'll want to shut your window, if you'll want to shut your door, you are able to do so however we are going to preserve speaking that with faculties."
There must be air purifiers working in each classroom throughout Victoria after the state authorities bought a complete of 111,000 purifiers final 12 months.
Epidemiologists say in the event that they're good high quality and switched on, nothing else must be open.
As faculties work to deal with rising COVID-19 and flu infections, the opposite key message is that sick college students want to remain dwelling.
"We do not need them at college after they're exhibiting these signs, they'll go these signs onto different folks," Hiotis stated.