Schools are an important part of the infrastructure of communities and play a critical role in supporting the whole child, not just their academic achievement.

Schools also provide critical services that help to mitigate health disparities, such as school meal programs, and social, physical, behavioral, and mental health services. School closure disrupts the delivery of these critical services to children and families, and places additional economic and psychological stress on families, which can increase the risk for family conflict and violence.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/prepare-safe-return.html

Submitted August 30, 2020 at 08:07AM by int3rs3ction https://ift.tt/3jtNg1W