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This is the third time students and teachers head back to school during the COVID-19 pandemic, but this time around, due to new CDC guidelines, they can expect a degree of pre-pandemic normalcy.
According to a study conducted by Active Minds, a nonprofit group dedicated to improving the mental health of students, in April 2020, 20% of college students said their mental health significantly worsened under COVID-19. Among both high school and college students, 38% said that they had trouble focusing and that doing work was stressful. [45]
The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, also known as ESSER. [1] is a $190 billion program created by the U.S. federal government's economic stimulus response bills, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (), Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP Act), passed by the 116th and 117th U.S. Congress.
Full map including municipalities. State, territorial, tribal, and local governments responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with various declarations of emergency, closure of schools and public meeting places, lockdowns, and other restrictions intended to slow the progression of the virus.
In Alabama, where state-wide school closures as of 18 March have affected over 720,000 students, the state Superintendent announced that staff in schools disproportionately affected by poverty would create meal distribution networks to provide food for students who rely on school lunches.
At least 1 in 3 of the world's school children – 463 million children globally – were unable to access remote learning when COVID-19 shuttered their schools. [26] This raised concerns regarding the social, economic, and educational impacts of protracted school closures on students.
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has recommended that schools use the CDC Indicators for Dynamic School Decision-Making along with the Interim Guidance for K-12 School Reopening [123] developed by VDH in January 2021 to inform decisions about school operations with regard to COVID-19. [124]
Schools and care facilities will also work with the health department to track those exposed to the virus so they can be notified and watch for symptoms. The guidance suggests children should be ...