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Schools are evacuated during HSC biology exam after threatening emails

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Schools are evacuated during HSC biology exam after threatening emails

More than 10 schools in regional New South Wales have been evacuated during Wednesday’s HSC biology exam, just a day after bomb threats interrupted other year 12 tests. 

A police operation is underway on Wednesday afternoon across some of the 10 campuses, including Kiama High School on the South Coast.

It comes a day after thousands of students at more than 20 Sydney schools were forced out of classes and HSC exams when threatening emails were received.

Willoughby Girls’ High School on the lower north shore was the first to receive bomb threats about 11am on Tuesday. 

The threats caused thousands of students sitting their HSC exams to be pulled from classrooms on one of the most important days of their schooling lives

The threats caused thousands of students sitting their HSC exams to be pulled from classrooms on one of the most important days of their schooling lives

The threats caused thousands of students sitting their HSC exams to be pulled from classrooms on one of the most important days of their schooling lives

A police operation is underway across some of the campuses, including Kiama High School on the South Coast

A police operation is underway across some of the campuses, including Kiama High School on the South Coast

A police operation is underway across some of the campuses, including Kiama High School on the South Coast

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the stunt was a cruel hoax on the class of 2020, who have already been subjected to so much stress in their final year because of COVID-19.

Since then, more than 10 high schools in regional NSW have received a similar email on Tuesday.   

Police were contacted and the schools evacuated students and teachers.

The threats caused thousands of students sitting their HSC exams to be pulled from classrooms on one of the most important days of their schooling lives.

Many shattered students said they didn’t get to finish their tests.

‘A lot of people’s initial reaction was ‘this can’t be real’,’ Castle Hill High year 12 student Josh Gatt told Nine.

‘Most people are worried about how it will be marked.’ 

Meanwhile, Ms Berejiklian the year 12 students at around 20 Sydney schools whose exams were interrupted yesterday won’t need to resit their tests.

‘The students do not need to re-sit the exams so we are working out the best way to make sure they’re assessed,’ she told Sydney radio 2GB.

‘It was a very scary thing but I know police are on to it and I’m confident police will get to the bottom of it,’ she said.

Ms Berejiklian the year 12 students at around 20 Sydney schools whose exams were interrupted yesterday won't need to resit their tests

Ms Berejiklian the year 12 students at around 20 Sydney schools whose exams were interrupted yesterday won't need to resit their tests

Ms Berejiklian the year 12 students at around 20 Sydney schools whose exams were interrupted yesterday won’t need to resit their tests

‘The class of 2020, gee haven’t they learned resilience.’

Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said the stunt was ‘a disgrace, not a funny prank’ and warned severe penalties would be applied when the culprit was caught.

The main exams affected were legal studies and visual arts in the morning but most afternoon exams went ahead as planned.

Any HSC student whose exams was disrupted by an evacuation, would get special consideration when their exam was marked, she said.

Source: Daily Mail Australia | World News

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