Sydney school students are calling on the NSW government to increase the school holidays by one week.
Students call for an extra week of school holidays after lockdown ruins plans

Nearly 50,000 students have signed a petition calling for an extra week of school holidays after the lockdown forced many families to stay home and isolate.
“Lockdown has ruined school holidays and I believe we deserve an extra week,” Jacob Ostric wrote on his Change.org petition.
The simple message spread fast.
Students began circulating the petition using social media on Sunday July 27. By Monday July 28 at 10am it had 46,469 signatures.
Why students want more holidays
Jessica Wilson signed the petition on Monday morning.
I was supposed to see my uncle and grandparents that I havent seen in over a year’,” she wrote on Change.org.
“But because of the lockdown I cant see them. I want the extra week so I can see them.
Lily Davis said she believed the extra week would be good for student’s mental health.
“Lockdown ruined my birthday and the school holidays,” she wrote.
“The least we deserve is an extra week of holidays. This will boost our mental health and make teens happier.

NSW Lockdown
Sydney, the Central Coast, the Blue Mountains and Wollongong went into lockdown on Saturday June 26.
Under the rules, people who live in, or have been in those areas since June 21 can not leave home except to buy essential goods, to exercise or to work.
Public schools in New South Wales broke up for the school holidays on Friday June 25. Many private schools began their holidays one week earlier.
The lockdown will extend for 14 days – the entire length of the school holidays.
Kids speaking out
I know COVID is a big problem, but the very first day of holidays and we get a 2 week lock down? I feel like we all need deserve to get an extra week of holidays, because this is NOT a holiday.Justin Spencer
We deserve a holiday where we can have fun and not be locked insidePeppa Graham
Honestly, the governmental system should have locked down earlier. We understand that it is more accessible to just lockdown during holidays, but most of us spend long hours and put in so much work that we need to have at least a week, a couple of days, at least ANYTHING to relax and hang out with our friends. It’s either that or de-stress the school curriculum.Daniella Cussell
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I spent the whole of two weeks at home
The government seriously needs to take into consideration for children/teen mental health issues due from the strain of school and covid and the impact it has on us no one wants to have 10 weeks of school, be put through a lockdown and then another 10 weeks