Schools glorified babysitters under alert level 3 - Auckland Grammar headmaster

Under Covid-19 alert level 3 rules students up to Year 10 can return to classrooms if they want to.

The Prime Minister says more people will be allowed to go back to work under level 3 and children under the age of 14 cannot legally be left home alone.

But teachers and students will still have to keep their social distance. 

Auckland Grammar headmaster Tim O'Connor has criticised the government's decision to reopen schools up to Year 10 under Alert Level Three. 

"I've got no idea how it's going to work...  It is from my mindset one of the most irresponsible decisions for New Zealand education in my time," he told Checkpoint.