Back-to-school confusion in South Australia over lunchbox fruit bans, coronavirus restrictions

Students across South Australia have returned to school amid confusion over bans on parents in classrooms and fruit in lunchboxes.

Parents were last year banned from entering many school sites and functions, as part of coronavirus measures.

Clapham Primary School parent Nicole McCarthy said the restrictions had been difficult.

“I’ve found that really isolating, because we used to be able to go in and touch base with the teacher, and go to the office,” she said.

“We haven’t stepped foot inside the school grounds really since…