The absence of nearly 30 staff has forced a South Auckland school to close early today.
Manurewa High School advised parents and students it was closing from the end of lunchtime on Friday after 29 staff were absent on Thursday due to "illnesses and events".
The school said in a statement that "staff have been working above and beyond doing relief through a number of recent illnesses and events".
"This is to ensure all our classes have teachers in front of them and that learning continues to a high standard.
“We as a school rely heavily on the goodwill of staff to do this to ensure all classes continue as normal, which impacts staff non-contact and planning time.
"For context, today alone, 29 staff are absent and need their classes to be covered by a reliever, normally we are only covering 10-15 staff per day. Covering larger numbers of between 20 and 25 staff daily has become common over the last couple of weeks.
"Unfortunately, we cannot sustain this, and we are notifying whānau that we are closing school at the end of lunchtime on Friday, May 29.”
Staggered finish releases would begin from 1.50pm and students unable to go home would be able to remain in school, the statement read.
"If your child is unable to go home because of their age (they are under 14) or they need to wait for the bus, then they can remain in school and are expected to go to Te Pae Tata when all other students are released."
Manurewa High School was one of Auckland's largest secondary schools in Auckland with more than 2200 students.
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