Highest school attendance during pandemic in England but tens of thousands still self-isolating, data shows
4 years ago

Highest school attendance during pandemic in England but tens of thousands still self-isolating, data shows

The Independent  

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Record number of pupils in England ‘severely absent’ from school
1 week, 4 days ago

Record number of pupils in England ‘severely absent’ from school

Hindustan Times  

The number of pupils in England absent for long periods of time reached a record high last year, Government figures suggest. Department for Education data indicates that 2.3% of pupils were “severely absent”, which means they missed at least 50% of possible school sessions, in 2023/24, compared with 2.0% in 2022/23. A school leaders’ union warned last week that some …

‘Crisis of school absenteeism’ affecting poorer pupils the most, new data suggests
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Crisis of school absenteeism’ affecting poorer pupils the most, new data suggests

The Independent  

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School and university starters could be at risk as immunity levels drop
6 months ago

School and university starters could be at risk as immunity levels drop

The Independent  

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School absences doubled as ‘knock-on’ effect of pandemic lockdowns – report
6 months, 3 weeks ago

School absences doubled as ‘knock-on’ effect of pandemic lockdowns – report

The Independent  

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UK Covid infection rates double with one in 24 likely to test positive for coronavirus
1 year, 3 months ago

UK Covid infection rates double with one in 24 likely to test positive for coronavirus

The Independent  

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Flu and Covid-19 hospital admissions in England remain lower than last year
1 year, 4 months ago

Flu and Covid-19 hospital admissions in England remain lower than last year

The Independent  

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Parents no longer think children must be in school every day post-Covid – report
1 year, 6 months ago

Parents no longer think children must be in school every day post-Covid – report

The Independent  

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COVID outbreaks hit workplaces, schools across California as summer illnesses worsen
1 year, 6 months ago

COVID outbreaks hit workplaces, schools across California as summer illnesses worsen

LA Times  

The summer COVID bump is worsening in California, with infections spreading at schools and workplaces, and hospitalizations ticking up. Among the work sites in L.A. County where there are active COVID-19 outbreak investigations are the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, CBS Studio Center Stage 18, the L.A. City Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Street Services, the Westchester-Loyola Village Branch …

Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US
1 year, 7 months ago

Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US

Associated Press  

— When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming. Some of the things that prevent students from getting to school are consistent — illness, economic distress — but “something has changed,” said Todd Langager, who helps San Diego County schools address absenteeism. Those students face poverty and …

Ministers were warned that suicide would kill more children than Covid
1 year, 8 months ago

Ministers were warned that suicide would kill more children than Covid

The Telegraph  

The Government was warned that more children would die from suicide than from Covid-19 before they ordered damaging school closures, a report by parent campaigners has found. A joint briefing paper by the Department for Education and the Independent Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours warned in November 2020 that “many more children will die from suicide than Covid-19 this …

Pupils more likely to miss school on Fridays since the pandemic, MPs told
2 years ago

Pupils more likely to miss school on Fridays since the pandemic, MPs told

The Independent  

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LAUSD COVID-19 cases: Tracking the spread and outbreaks
2 years, 1 month ago

LAUSD COVID-19 cases: Tracking the spread and outbreaks

LA Times  

With students back in the classroom, L.A. Unified officials are reporting coronavirus cases discovered in the nation’s second-largest school system. The trend As of February 6, there were 766 active cases detected by the district’s massive testing regimen. There are one schools currently reporting more than 10 active cases among staff and students. Track coronavirus vaccinations in California Explore the …

More Students Enrolled in Govt Schools Post Pandemic; Learning Levels of Classes 3-5 Drop: ASER
2 years, 2 months ago

More Students Enrolled in Govt Schools Post Pandemic; Learning Levels of Classes 3-5 Drop: ASER

News 18  

The number of students enrolled in schools in the 6-14 age-group increased to 98.4% in 2022 from 97.2% in 2018, with a higher number of children enrolled in government schools than private schools. Also, there is an alarming drop in learning levels in classes 3 and 5, as per the findings of the Annual Status of Education Report 2022 that …

Keep unwell children at home! Parents urged not to let youngsters with high temperature go to school
2 years, 2 months ago

Keep unwell children at home! Parents urged not to let youngsters with high temperature go to school

Daily Mail  

Britons have been told to stay off work if they are unwell while parents have been urged to keep ill children away from school and nursery, amid a surge in winter bugs. Youngsters who are ill and have a high temperature — classed as 38C or more — 'should stay home from school or nursery until they feel better and …

Number of Covid-19 hospital patients down by nearly half after recent peak
2 years, 4 months ago

Number of Covid-19 hospital patients down by nearly half after recent peak

The Independent  

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Viral outbreak that forced 1,000 pupils off sick at ONE Virginia school is blamed on influenza
2 years, 5 months ago

Viral outbreak that forced 1,000 pupils off sick at ONE Virginia school is blamed on influenza

Daily Mail  

A viral outbreak that caused 1,000 students at a Virginia school to miss class last week is believed to have been caused by influenza A, local officials report. A viral outbreak that has struck Stafford High School in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is believed to be cause by influenza A after multiple students tested positive for the virus. Around 1,000 students missed …

Warning for parents after rise in hospitalisations for flu in children under 5
2 years, 5 months ago

Warning for parents after rise in hospitalisations for flu in children under 5

The Independent  

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State school pupils twice as likely to feel behind with learning after Covid pandemic, study shows
2 years, 5 months ago

State school pupils twice as likely to feel behind with learning after Covid pandemic, study shows

The Independent  

State school pupils are twice as likely to feel behind on learning than private school peers, according to a landmark survey into the impact of the Covid pandemic on education. The study is following thousands of students through education to assess the ongoing impact of the Covid pandemic and differences between state and private school pupils. The impact of the …

13,000 school exclusions due to breach of Covid rules, figures show
2 years, 7 months ago

13,000 school exclusions due to breach of Covid rules, figures show

The Independent  

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Heads say rising pupil absence is ‘extremely concerning’
2 years, 8 months ago

Heads say rising pupil absence is ‘extremely concerning’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Headteachers have said rising pupil absence rates in July are …

Number of hospital patients in England with Covid-19 tops 10,000
2 years, 8 months ago

Number of hospital patients in England with Covid-19 tops 10,000

The Independent  

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Covid cases in UK jump by over 30% in a week | 5 points you must know
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid cases in UK jump by over 30% in a week | 5 points you must know

Hindustan Times  

Covid cases in the United Kingdom have jumped by over 30 per cent in seven days, the Office of National Statistics said amid experts' warning that the pandemic situation could worsen during the autumn months. ONS data - based on a survey that analysed the figures for the week ending June 24 - indicated the percentage of people testing positive …

Coronavirus Today: Will COVID-19 take a summer vacation?
2 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Today: Will COVID-19 take a summer vacation?

LA Times  

I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, June 14. Clearing the air in schools While we’re on the topic of schools and COVID-19, let’s look at one of the pandemic’s potential silver linings — cleaner classroom air. “We haven’t had that amount of money coming from the federal government for school facilities for the last hundred years,” Anisa Heming, director of …

Report finds reception children have fallen behind due to Covid-19 disruption
2 years, 10 months ago

Report finds reception children have fallen behind due to Covid-19 disruption

The Independent  

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Mandate COVID Vaccination for Adults, Don’t Make School-going Children a Scapegoat
2 years, 11 months ago

Mandate COVID Vaccination for Adults, Don’t Make School-going Children a Scapegoat

News 18  

Schooling has been a matter of enthusiastic, and often passionate, debate since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world. The second cause of worry is the assumption that with schools being open, children would infect each other and spread it to their teachers or carry it home and infect the adults, especially the grandparents who we do know have a higher …

Covid-19 cases rise again: How can you keep your children safe in schools, home
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 cases rise again: How can you keep your children safe in schools, home

India Today  

Weeks after the Omicron cases subsided across India, coronavirus is once again on the rise. Parents and teachers can keep a few things in mind to keep children safe both at school and at home as new cases pop up. How to keep children safe from Covid-19 in schools, at home? Graphic: Pradeep Singh Saini Health experts have urged schools …

Delhi: Student, teacher sent on leave after testing Covid positive at a private school
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi: Student, teacher sent on leave after testing Covid positive at a private school

India TV News  

Highlights Schoolkid was sent on leave after the student and teacher at private school in Delhi tested positive COVID cases have slightly increased, but no hospitalisation, so need not worry, says Sisodia Delhi govt is soon going to issue revised Covid guidelines Delhi school Covid cases: One Schoolkid was sent on leave after being tested positive for COVID-19 along with …

School coronavirus outbreaks rise in L.A. County after mask orders are lifted
2 years, 11 months ago

School coronavirus outbreaks rise in L.A. County after mask orders are lifted

LA Times  

The number of K-12 school coronavirus outbreaks is rising in Los Angeles County after many schools lifted mask-wearing requirements. Among K-12 campuses, “that’s one of the largest outbreaks we’ve ever had at a school since the beginning of the pandemic,” Ferrer said. Another factor behind the rise in school outbreaks, Ferrer said, is “the change in the state’s quarantine guidance …

UK hits record COVID-19 levels; nearly 5 million infected
2 years, 11 months ago

UK hits record COVID-19 levels; nearly 5 million infected

The Independent  

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Three regions have highest number of Covid-19 patients for over a year
3 years ago

Three regions have highest number of Covid-19 patients for over a year

The Independent  

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Where are Covid-19 infections highest in the UK?
3 years ago

Where are Covid-19 infections highest in the UK?

The Independent  

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Teachers express concern over COVID numbers in schools as SA records 1,735 cases and two deaths
3 years, 1 month ago

Teachers express concern over COVID numbers in schools as SA records 1,735 cases and two deaths

ABC  

South Australia has recorded three COVID-19 deaths, amid dips in the numbers of new cases and people in hospital. Key points: SA has recorded 1,735 new COVID cases and three deaths The past two days have seen the state record its highest daily totals since January Teachers and parents have expressed concern over high case numbers in schools The deaths …

Covid-19 infections above pre-Christmas levels – but falling in England
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19 infections above pre-Christmas levels – but falling in England

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It comes as Transport for London dropped a mandatory face mask rule for buses …

More than 20,000 NSW students caught COVID in first two weeks of school
3 years, 1 month ago

More than 20,000 NSW students caught COVID in first two weeks of school

ABC  

More than 20,000 NSW school children have tested positive for COVID-19 in the first two weeks of the school year and the number of cases among students is rising rapidly, with an almost 50 per cent increase between week one and week two. Key points: More than 8,000 students tested positive during the first week back and more than 12,000 …

COVID-19 cases expected to surge as Queensland students return to face-to-face learning
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 cases expected to surge as Queensland students return to face-to-face learning

ABC  

An infectious diseases expert has warned Queensland schools will see a rapid rise in children testing positive to COVID-19 now that students across the state have returned to classrooms. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 per cent Latest case …

School coronavirus cases down 70% in L.A. County since start of spring term
3 years, 1 month ago

School coronavirus cases down 70% in L.A. County since start of spring term

LA Times  

Laura Duggan, right, a school office assistant, takes a coronavirus test at Wright Middle School in Calabasas in the fall — before the Omicron surge. Coronavirus infections have declined about 70% since the start of the spring semester among students in L.A. County, but overall rates remain significantly higher than they were before the current surge. For the week beginning …

Pupils from poorest areas of England less likely to be vaccinated against Covid
3 years, 1 month ago

Pupils from poorest areas of England less likely to be vaccinated against Covid

The Independent  

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UP schools to remain closed till February 15 to contain Covid spread
3 years, 2 months ago

UP schools to remain closed till February 15 to contain Covid spread

Hindustan Times  

All schools will remain closed in Uttar Pradesh till February 15 for physical classes, to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease, an official order issued by the state government said. Uttar Pradesh extends closure of schools till February 15. Online classes will continue as usual in view of the upcoming secondary board examinations, announced Uttar Pradesh additional chief secretary …

Coronavirus cases double in children, hospital admissions up by 15%
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus cases double in children, hospital admissions up by 15%

Dutch News  

Coronavirus infections more than doubled in school-age children as one person in 50 tested positive for the virus in the last week, according to the latest weekly bulletin by the RIVM. The official figure of 361,120 – a 51% increase since last week – is incomplete because an estimated 60,000 tests are still waiting to be analysed, the public health …

Coronavirus cases double in children, hospital admissions up by 15%
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus cases double in children, hospital admissions up by 15%

Dutch News  

Coronavirus infections more than doubled in school-age children as one person in 50 tested positive for the virus in the last week, according to the latest weekly bulletin by the RIVM. The official figure of 361,120 – a 51% increase since last week – is incomplete because an estimated 60,000 tests are still waiting to be analysed, the public health …

62% Parents in Maharashtra Don't Want to Send Kids to School from January 24 Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases: Survey
3 years, 2 months ago

62% Parents in Maharashtra Don't Want to Send Kids to School from January 24 Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases: Survey

News 18  

Even as Maharashtra government has decided to reopen physical schools from January 24, a survey of around 5,000 parents in the state shows that 62% parents are not ready to send their children to school amid surge in Covid-19 cases. Test Positivity Rate in the state continues to remain high at 23.4%, the survey said, adding with children under the …

Covid cases are already rising again among primary school children, official data shows
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid cases are already rising again among primary school children, official data shows

Daily Mail  

It comes after children returned to classrooms on January 4 after a two-week break over the festive period ONS data shows the rate is trending upwards, with just 5% of the group thought to be infected a month earlier One in 13 two to 11-year-olds had Covid on any given day last week, the highest of any age group, figures …

L.A. schools see coronavirus rates decline; student attendance improves amid record surge
3 years, 2 months ago

L.A. schools see coronavirus rates decline; student attendance improves amid record surge

LA Times  

Seventh- and eighth-grade students in advanced engineering at Olive Vista Middle School in Sylmar on the first day back in January after winter break. Many students who tested positive in the week before school could be back in class — as could some students who were being held at home last week by worried parents. The school’s administrative team is …

Andhra Pradesh sees 74 per cent attendance in schools
3 years, 2 months ago

Andhra Pradesh sees 74 per cent attendance in schools

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The number of students attending schools has gone up to 74 per cent on the second day against 61 per cent on the first day of reopening of schools after Sankranti vacation in the state. Minister for education Adimulapu Suresh here on Tuesday said that more students were turning up at the schools to attend classes given the rise …

Coronavirus cases up by 21% but hospital admissions still falling
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus cases up by 21% but hospital admissions still falling

Dutch News  

Coronavirus infections in school-age children more than doubled in the week after schools reopened following the Christmas holidays. The total number of infections was up by 21% in the second week of January, far lower than the previous week’s 77% increase, but the trend was much stronger in younger age groups. In total 242,961 people tested positive in the seven …

Covid-19 surge could peak later this month, expert says, but the next few weeks are critical
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 surge could peak later this month, expert says, but the next few weeks are critical

CNN  

CNN — The current Covid-19 surge in the US, fueled by the Omicron variant, could peak later this month – but the next couple of weeks are critical, a health expert says. Last week, multiple locations of the University of Washington health care system in Washington state started prioritizing testing solely for people “who have symptoms of respiratory illness or …

Georgia public school teachers who test positive for coronavirus may return to school if asymptomatic and masked
3 years, 2 months ago

Georgia public school teachers who test positive for coronavirus may return to school if asymptomatic and masked

CNN  

CNN — Georgia public school teachers who test positive for the virus that causes Covid-19 no longer have to isolate before returning to school, according to a letter from Gov. The Georgia Department of Public Health on Wednesday had posted an updated administrative order for isolation and quarantine allowing teachers and school staff to return to work after a Covid-19 …

Spike in California virus cases hitting hospitals, schools
3 years, 2 months ago

Spike in California virus cases hitting hospitals, schools

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — California is struggling to staff hospitals and classrooms as an astonishing spike in coronavirus infections sweeps through the state. The fast-spreading omicron variant of COVID-19 is sidelining exposed or infected health care workers even as hospital beds fill with patients and “some facilities are going to be strapped,” Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said …

Spike in California virus cases hitting hospitals, schools
3 years, 2 months ago

Spike in California virus cases hitting hospitals, schools

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The fast-spreading omicron variant of COVID-19 is sidelining exposed …

It’s March 2020 COVID deja vu for college students as new term begins
3 years, 2 months ago

It’s March 2020 COVID deja vu for college students as new term begins

LA Times  

The start of 2022 at the University of California feels like March 2020 deja vu for some students. Most campuses started the winter quarter Monday with two weeks of remote classes — a decision announced days before Christmas as Omicron cases prompted new warnings for caution from health experts and public officials. “If I’m honest, I’m concerned that I won’t …

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