Police believe the fire at Heatherwood School in Donvale was deliberately lit and are searching for a man seen near the grounds.
Devastated parents at a special education school in Melbourne’s east say there is no “plan B” for their children after a fire tore through classrooms on Saturday afternoon.
The school caters for students with special education needs and has a wide catchment, with some students travelling 90 minutes each way by bus from the Yarra Valley, Healesville and the Mornington Peninsula. She said the fire was “just another blow” to the school after the builder of its $10 million building upgrade went into receivership in May, stalling construction on much-needed classroom space.
After the builder of the new building went into receivership, the school told families in June that the unfinished project would go back to tender the next month.
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