A LOCAL parent has called for schools to be immediately reopened, saying "one size fits all" school attendance regulations put some students at a disadvantage.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the state government would reveal its plan for schools on May 15.
But the mother of five, who wished not to be named, said students should already be back at school.
"At the moment we're renting a very small house while we're building our own home. With five children, four of them at school, it's not conducive to home schooling at all," she said.
"They don't have a room each, they don't have a desk.
"My husband (a nurse working frequent night shifts) needs to sleep during the day.
"I'm expected to keep the children at home because I'm at home.
"How do you home school four children around one kitchen table, quietly enough that your husband can sleep?"
Experts are divided on the topic of whether schools should reopen.
Preliminary findings from a NSW study into COVID-19 cases in 15 schools suggested limited spread of the virus in schools.
Figures show the threat of the virus to children is small.
But Adele Schmidt, a researcher for the Queensland branch of the Independent Education Union said current calls for schools to reopen ignored research about the potential for students to infect scores of contacts.
"A shift back to business as usual in our schools is a fraught and dangerous one, relying on claims that have not been well-tested nor peer-reviewed," she said.
"If the claims being made are wrong, (research) shows the infection would surge given the number of contacts a student has in any one day."
One of New Zealand's most significant infection clusters with 93 cases was linked to a school in Auckland.
State and federal LNP MPs have doubled down on calls to reopen schools, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison lifting physical distancing restrictions in schools last week.
But Redlands MP Kim Richards told the Redland City Bulletin last week that the state government did not want to act prematurely and see a spike in cases.
The local mother said schools had all handled state government restrictions differently.
"The high school have sent emails saying children are welcome if they need to come, which is better than what we get from the primary school, which is a weekly email reminding us all of what an essential worker and telling us they will be calling us to check if we're at home," she said.
"(Children are) sitting in front of an iPad all day, getting more and more frustrated.
"They need to reopen the schools tomorrow, no question about it. There's zero evidence it's dangerous.
"What worries me is the emotional damage this is doing to children."
Ms Richards said schools were doing all they could to ensure the safety of the community.
"Our parents care, our teachers care, our schools care and our community cares about doing the best we all can in these most complicated and anxious times of our lives."
