Some Victorian schools are reintroducing masks.

On Friday, 3AW’s Dee Dee heard from parents of students at Girton Grammar School in Bendigo, who’d been notified of a return to mask-wearing.

In a statement, the school said it has a “strong preference” that students wear masks, but it’s not a mandatory measure.

“With the high level of student and staff absences already communicated to you, I am writing to advise that from Monday 23rd May, our strong preference is for students in Year 3 and above, and all staff, to wear masks when indoors,” Acting head Dr Emma O’Rielly wrote in a letter to parents.

Neil Mitchell has today been told of another school — Mentone Girls’ Secondary College — which is urging students to don masks.

“While masks are not compulsory in schools we highly recommend that staff and students wear them,” the school wrote in a message to the school community.

Neil Mitchell “thinks its inevitable” more schools will also move to recommend mask-wearing.

“That’s not to say the government will follow, but … maybe it will spread,” he said.

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