Mar 14, 2022, 3:34 PM
(From The New York TImes) Though schoolwide closures have declined in February, a quarter of U.S. schoolchildren missed more than a week of in-person learning last month, according to a national survey of 148,400 parents by The New York Times and the survey and data firm Dynata. The majority of students were home at least three days, and nearly one in 10 were out for half the month or more. The reasons for being sent home reached beyond COVID infections and exposures: Schools continued to face the fallout from remote school last year, including burnout and shortages among teachers and staff. In some cases, teachers have staged sickouts or asked for “wellness” or “school climate” days. The practice in many school districts reflects a new comfort level with keeping children home, even on short notice, in a way that was rare before pandemic-era remote schooling.
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