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AS VIRUS CASES SPIKE, SHOULD INDOOR DINING BE ALLOWED WHEN CLASSROOMS CLOSE?

Science increasingly suggests classrooms can be kept open safely. But dining rooms pose a different problem. Across much of Europe, even as coronavirus cases rise anew, governments are keeping classrooms open while forcing restaurants and bars to shut their doors. But in some American cities, officials have opted to keep students home even as dining rooms bustle with customers.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY STUDY:

Spring shutdowns cost Indiana students an average of 129 days of reading and 208 days of math learning.

SURVEY: STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH DURING SCHOOL CLOSURES

“More than half the students who responded to the survey said they’re in need of mental health support since the school closures began in mid-March. That includes 22% who said they were receiving some kind of support before the closures but now have limited or no access to those services and an additional 32% who said their mental health needs have arisen since schools closed.”