Kids Mental Health a Priority as Victoria Opens Schools for the Third Time

Kids Mental Health a Priority as Victoria Opens Schools for the Third Time
Students sanitize before entering for the first day back at Lysterfield Primary School in Melbourne, Australia on May 26, 2020. Daniel Pockett/Getty Images
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Priorities are being placed on mental health and supporting student well-being as Victoria opens schooling up for the third time this year.

More than 584,000 primary, secondary, and specialist school students in Melbourne have returned to class as of Oct. 12, with over 846,000 students expected to be back by Oct 16.