QLD:Cyclone forces 300 schools to close

AAP General News (Australia)
02-02-2011
QLD:Cyclone forces 300 schools to close

About 300 schools in Queensland's far north .. north and central regions will be closed
from today as severe tropical cyclone Yasi approaches.

Education and Training Minister GEOFF WILSON says the safety of students and school
staff is the top priority.

He says once the threat of Cyclone Yasi has passed .. an assessment will be made on
a case-by-case basis when each school can safely re-open.





A full list of closures at State, Catholic and Independent schools and TAFEs can be
found at www.deta.qld.gov.au

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KEYWORD: YASI SCHOOLS (BRISBANE)

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