Coronavirus Diaries: My Kids Have Been Stuck at Home for 22 School Days
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Diaries: My Kids Have Been Stuck at Home for 22 School Days

Slate  

Coronavirus Diaries is a series of dispatches exploring how the coronavirus is affecting people’s lives. Each day around 4 p.m., her teacher emails a “home learning” plan for the next day. For a 7-year-old who doesn’t yet know how to work independently, “home learning” means home schooling. We’ve settled into a routine where our daughter meets every weekday morning with one or two—no large gatherings!—second graders in our apartment building, and they do their work together. My daughter said, without hesitation, “A low yellow.” When I asked her why she gave that answer, she said, “Because yellow means happy, and I’m not as happy right now.” Her explanation did not surprise me.

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Closing schools to force parents to work from home was simply wrong, says union
2 years, 2 months ago

Closing schools to force parents to work from home was simply wrong, says union

NL Times  

The second coronavirus-related school closures in the Netherlands in mid-December 2020 caused “confusion and frustration among parents” because the Cabinet said the closures were to let parents work from home, not to protect the children, the Dutch Safety Board said in its second coronavirus report on Wednesday. “This report confirms that the school closures were also taken to force parents …

Lockdown extension, school closures likely announced in Covid press conference tonight
3 years ago

Lockdown extension, school closures likely announced in Covid press conference tonight

NL Times  

In a press conference on Tuesday evening, caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge will announce what the coronavirus restrictions will look like over the holiday period. Only drug stores and supermarkets can remain open until 8:00 p.m. Netherlands residents are also urged not to receive more than four visitors per day. Before the press conference …

Schools again a hotbed for coronavirus immediately after summer break
3 years, 4 months ago

Schools again a hotbed for coronavirus immediately after summer break

NL Times  

Now that schools are open again throughout the country, they have immediately become an active place for the coronavirus to spread. One in eight coronavirus infections last week, 12.5 percent, was contracted at an education or childcare facility. In The Hague and the surrounding area, 34 primary school classes were sent home in that first week, the local branch of …

India schools cautiously reopen even as COVID warnings grow
3 years, 4 months ago

India schools cautiously reopen even as COVID warnings grow

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. Read our privacy policy More students in India will …

L.A. Unified reports first coronavirus outbreak while other schools report multiple infections
3 years, 4 months ago

L.A. Unified reports first coronavirus outbreak while other schools report multiple infections

LA Times  

Los Angeles school officials on Wednesday confirmed the first coronavirus outbreak in the district at Grant Elementary School in Hollywood, sending home an entire classroom of children. Bell High School in Bell has recorded 20 cases; Burroughs Middle School in Hancock Park, 18; Revere Charter Middle School in Pacific Palisades, 16; Harmony Elementary in Historic South-Central, 13. As of Wednesday, …

No vaccines for young children, but schools can reopen safely in the fall, a study shows
3 years, 7 months ago

No vaccines for young children, but schools can reopen safely in the fall, a study shows

LA Times  

Students wear masks and sit at socially distanced desks at a school in Ramona, Calif. Over the course of 2,000 runs of their model elementary school with a relaxed approach to masking, social distancing and isolation, a single infected child was likely to spread the coronavirus to an average of 1.7 other children over 30 days, researchers found. With students …

Coronavirus has impacted on children worldwide, Dutch NGO says
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus has impacted on children worldwide, Dutch NGO says

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has risen one place to fifth in the annual KidsRights index, drawn up by global NGO Kids Rights Foundation which monitors how children’s rights are being respected and improved. The coronavirus pandemic has had a ‘devastating impact’ on children worldwide, the Netherlands-based foundation says. ‘With the ongoing global pandemic, we had to address the devastating impacts and outcomes …

Singapore to shut schools from tomorrow over rising Covid-19 cases linked to variant first found in India
3 years, 7 months ago

Singapore to shut schools from tomorrow over rising Covid-19 cases linked to variant first found in India

India Today  

Singapore will close schools from Wednesday as authorities warned new coronavirus strains such as the one first detected in India were affecting more children. Authorities in Singapore said Sunday that primary and secondary schools as well as junior colleges would shift to full home-based learning from Wednesday until the end of the school term on May 28. Health Minister Ong …

Coronavirus tests, fussing with masks, phonics: L.A.’s youngest students return to school
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus tests, fussing with masks, phonics: L.A.’s youngest students return to school

LA Times  

Kindergarten student Matteo Rodriguez, right, is tested for the coronavirus by medical technician Claire Chou at Heliotrope Avenue Elementary School. She’d ask how they were feeling, and the answer she kept getting was “Excited.” Heliotrope, in the city of Maywood, was among 61 elementary and 11 early-education campuses in the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second-largest school system, …

Three elementary schools temporarily close after coronavirus outbreaks
3 years, 10 months ago

Three elementary schools temporarily close after coronavirus outbreaks

NL Times  

Three elementary schools, in Amsterdam, Beemster and Panningen, closed after multiple students and staff members were infected with the coronavirus, the AD reports. Later on, four staff members and one intern tested positive causing over thirty families to go into quarantine, largely because an adult contracted the virus. The elementary school De Riet in Panningen had to close its doors …

Coronavirus rule relaxation is risky but responsible, Rutte says
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus rule relaxation is risky but responsible, Rutte says

Dutch News  

As expected, prime minister Mark Rutte announced four changes to the current coronavirus regulations at Tuesday evening’s press conference, but said the curfew will be extended until the morning of March 15. Old lives ‘It will still be a while before we get our old lives back,’ health minister Hugo de Jonge said. ‘And we are now seeing the first …

Secondary schools want students to get on-site lessons once a week
3 years, 10 months ago

Secondary schools want students to get on-site lessons once a week

NL Times  

VO-Raad, the council for secondary schools, wants students to get on-site education at least once a week from March 1. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge promised to give an update on when secondary schools can reopen at the next coronavirus press conference on Tuesday. The secondary schools' council therefore wants the situation to return to that of before the summer …

Dr. Rochelle Walensky: CDC director says ‘we have work to do’ when it comes to reopening schools safely
3 years, 10 months ago

Dr. Rochelle Walensky: CDC director says ‘we have work to do’ when it comes to reopening schools safely

CNN  

CNN — The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday emphasized the need for masking and other mitigation measures in order to reopen schools safely, saying “we have work to do” as teachers, students and parents continue to struggle with Covid-19’s impact on education. As that transmission comes down we’ll be able to relax some …

Coronavirus UK: Children's Commissioner demands clear plan on vaccinating school teachers
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Children's Commissioner demands clear plan on vaccinating school teachers

Daily Mail  

The Children's Commissioner today insisted teachers should receive Covid-19 vaccinations after the first on the priority list as calls grow for schools to reopen. Children's Commissioner Anne Longfieldwants teachers to be prioritised for Covid-19 jabs as most pupils across Britain continue to carry out their schoolwork at home Prime Minister Boris Johnson demonstrates the two metre social distancing rule during …

Teachers and pupils are struggling, as school shutdown is extended
3 years, 11 months ago

Teachers and pupils are struggling, as school shutdown is extended

Dutch News  

School teachers are becoming increasingly worried about both their pupils and educational standards, now that schools are set to remain closed until at least February 7, according to a string of new reports and surveys. One in three primary school teachers in a survey by DUO said it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep all children involved in online education …

Teachers and pupils are struggling, as school shutdown is extended
3 years, 11 months ago

Teachers and pupils are struggling, as school shutdown is extended

Dutch News  

School teachers are becoming increasingly worried about both their pupils and educational standards, now that schools are set to remain closed until at least February 7, according to a string of new reports and surveys. One in three primary school teachers in a survey by DUO said it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep all children involved in online education …

Primary schools to stay shut until January 18, testing expanded to more under-12s
4 years ago

Primary schools to stay shut until January 18, testing expanded to more under-12s

Dutch News  

Primary schools and daycare centres will not reopen before January 18, education minister Arie Slob confirmed on Thursday. ‘But opening schools earlier is not on the cards, because the healthcare system is still too much under pressure from coronavirus.’ In addition, the cabinet has agreed that children under the age of 12 should also undergo tests if they have coronavirus …

As school coronavirus infections rise, teachers call for calm approach
4 years, 1 month ago

As school coronavirus infections rise, teachers call for calm approach

Dutch News  

Schools are now the fourth-most often reported source of coronavirus infections and the number of pupils picking up the virus is increasing, broadcaster NOS said on Tuesday. For example, paediatrician and epidemiologist Patrica Bruijning has suggested introducing class by class testing and variable school hours as ways of reducing the risk of infection. And the secondary school association VO Raad …

As school coronavirus infections rise, teachers call for calm approach
4 years, 1 month ago

As school coronavirus infections rise, teachers call for calm approach

Dutch News  

Schools are now the fourth-most often reported source of coronavirus infections and the number of pupils picking up the virus is increasing, broadcaster NOS said on Tuesday. For example, paediatrician and epidemiologist Patrica Bruijning has suggested introducing class by class testing and variable school hours as ways of reducing the risk of infection. And the secondary school association VO Raad …

Coronavirus | Tamil Nadu’s dilemma — To reopen schools or not
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus | Tamil Nadu’s dilemma — To reopen schools or not

The Hindu  

On Monday, parents from across Tamil Nadu will participate in an exercise organised by the schools their children study in to contribute towards an important decision — when schools can be reopened in the State. Tamil Nadu’s subsequent announcement to reopen schools for students of Classes 9 to 12 to seek guidance from their teachers was soon rolled back. Prince …

Coronavirus Today: Why teachers are nervous
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus Today: Why teachers are nervous

LA Times  

I’m Kelcie Pegher, and it’s Friday, Oct. 16. Though parents are expressing widespread dissatisfaction with online learning, two influential California teachers unions are pushing back against calls to reopen school campuses, arguing that it’s not yet safe to do so. The CDC says it is “both unethical and illegal to test someone who doesn’t want to be tested, including students …

Coronavirus: With textbooks and face masks, Europe's children return to school
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: With textbooks and face masks, Europe's children return to school

India Today  

Tens of millions of pupils returned to school in France, Poland and Russia on Tuesday, their rucksacks loaded with exercise books, geometry sets and, for many, face masks to protect them from a resurgent coronavirus pandemic. Hand cleansing stations, social distancing and staggered play time will become the new normal as countries across Europe seek ways to get children back …

Coronavirus news live: Latest updates and cases as scientists claim to have found first reinfected patient
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus news live: Latest updates and cases as scientists claim to have found first reinfected patient

The Independent  

✕ Close Coronavirus in numbers Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Teaching unions and parents have hit …

Coronavirus is Not Ready to Budge, So When Can Children in India Go Back to School?
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus is Not Ready to Budge, So When Can Children in India Go Back to School?

News 18  

Let’s cut the prelude here: how we have been living in the most unprecedented times of our life for the last eight months since the coronavirus outbreak; how the scientific community still cannot predict with any degree of confidence, when there will be light at the end of the tunnel. Professor Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the …

Coronavirus: ‘Very low’ risks to children mean school reopenings are safe, expert says
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: ‘Very low’ risks to children mean school reopenings are safe, expert says

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Prof Viner revealed the Public Health England study as Boris Johnson beefed up his pledge …

Is it safe for children to go back to schools in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic?
4 years, 5 months ago

Is it safe for children to go back to schools in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic?

Firstpost  

Evidence suggests younger children don’t spread the disease easily but kids aged 10 and up transmit as easily as adults. In areas where the virus appears to be under control, experts say schools still need to make adjustments to minimize risk when reopening. And even though children appear less likely to get infected than adults and less likely to become …

Coronavirus: Pubs and shops must close before schools in any future lockdown, children’s commissioner warns PM
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Pubs and shops must close before schools in any future lockdown, children’s commissioner warns PM

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Publishing a briefing paper on putting children first in future lockdowns, she insisted that education …

As coronavirus cases increase in Victoria, VCE and specialist students return to school
4 years, 5 months ago

As coronavirus cases increase in Victoria, VCE and specialist students return to school

ABC  

Victorian school principals are extremely anxious about senior students and specialist schoolkids returning to classrooms today in the face of a surge in coronavirus cases, the Australian Principals Federation says. Key points: Year 11 and 12 students are returning to Victorian state schools today Prep to year 10 students return to remote learning a week later Schools must adhere to …

Hong Kong to close all schools from Monday following surge in coronavirus cases
4 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong to close all schools from Monday following surge in coronavirus cases

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. Read our privacy policy Hong Kong‘s Education Bureau announced …

July 8 coronavirus news
4 years, 6 months ago

July 8 coronavirus news

CNN  

President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House on July 7. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Trump tweeted Wednesday his disagreement with the US Centers from Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines for safely reopening schools, calling their recommendations “very tough” and “expensive.” He also threatened he “may cut off funding” to schools that do not reopen, though the …

Coronavirus: School children don't appear to spread disease, study finds
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: School children don't appear to spread disease, study finds

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. Read our privacy policy School children don’t appear to …

Coronavirus pandemic: Schools in UK to open in September after months of lockdown
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic: Schools in UK to open in September after months of lockdown

India Today  

UK Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said on Friday that schools will reopen in the UK from September after almost two months of coronavirus lockdown. "School is vital to each one of our children and that is why, we will bring all children, in all year groups, back to school in September," he said. While the guidance is still awaited on …

Beijing shuts schools over new coronavirus outbreak: Live updates
4 years, 6 months ago

Beijing shuts schools over new coronavirus outbreak: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

Officials in Chinese capital urge residents not to leave the city after new infections are detected. “It shows it is possible to reduce the inflammation and the outcome in patients with lung disease in hospital, and it’s the start of other drugs which might be added on top of it to make an even bigger effect.” 18:15 GMT – UK’s …

Coronavirus | What must schools do before reopening?
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus | What must schools do before reopening?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Schools in India have been shut since the first 21-day national lockdown from March 25, some from a week or two earlier, due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, given that this kind of distance education requires digital access and/or self-motivation and parental involvement, the vast majority of children in government schools have spent the last …

Risk to children’s health from coronavirus ‘minuscule’, says government adviser
4 years, 7 months ago

Risk to children’s health from coronavirus ‘minuscule’, says government adviser

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Coronavirus poses …

Coronavirus: Vulnerable children ‘may never return’ to school, head teachers fear
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Vulnerable children ‘may never return’ to school, head teachers fear

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Head teachers fear many vulnerable children will never “come back” to …

South Korean children return to school in glimpse of what life after first coronavirus wave will look like
4 years, 7 months ago

South Korean children return to school in glimpse of what life after first coronavirus wave will look like

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. Read our privacy policy South Korean students began returning …

Chinese schools are following updated WHO advisories post coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 7 months ago

Chinese schools are following updated WHO advisories post coronavirus lockdown

India Today  

Coronavirus lockdown relaxation is to be expected across the globe with transportation, business, and schools to resume services. Covid-19 lockdown relaxed: Chinese school reopen viral video A video gone viral seems to have been suggesting just that already. Schools in Beijing post Covid-19 lockdown Middle- and senior school students in Beijing are, however, relying on barcode scanning of their health …

South Korea Delays Reopening Schools As Coronavirus Cases Resurge
4 years, 7 months ago

South Korea Delays Reopening Schools As Coronavirus Cases Resurge

NPR  

South Korea Delays Reopening Schools As Coronavirus Cases Resurge Enlarge this image toggle caption Yonhap News Agency via Reuters Yonhap News Agency via Reuters South Korea has delayed reopening schools another week as dozens of new coronavirus cases linked to nightclubs in Seoul continue to emerge daily. New daily infections had stayed close to zero for days as the country …

Coronavirus restrictions to ease as Canberra public schools prepare for staggered reopening from mid-May
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus restrictions to ease as Canberra public schools prepare for staggered reopening from mid-May

ABC  

The ACT Education Union says the timing of a return to face-to-face learning in Canberra is "just right", as Opposition Leader Alistair Coe declares the coronavirus pandemic has come to an end in a radio interview. Key points: Students in preschool, kindergarten, and years 1, 2 and 7 will return to class on May 18 The return of other students …

Coronavirus outbreak: Students in China's virus centre Wuhan return to school
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Students in China's virus centre Wuhan return to school

India Today  

Chinese youngsters in the global virus epicentre of Wuhan filed back to class on Wednesday, wearing masks and walking in single file past thermal scanners. Senior school students in 121 institutions were back in front of chalk boards and digital displays for the first time since their city -- the ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic -- shut down in …

Schools reopening after coronavirus outbreak: What’s the risk?
4 years, 8 months ago

Schools reopening after coronavirus outbreak: What’s the risk?

CNN  

London CNN — Moves by countries to reopen schools that were shut to prevent the spread of coronavirus could risk a second wave of infections, some studies suggest. Most cases of Covid-19 in children are mild, but studies suggest kids may play a major role in transmitting the virus to each other and to vulnerable adults – and that keeping …

Coronavirus school closures might continue, pediatrics group says
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus school closures might continue, pediatrics group says

CNN  

CNN — Schools should be ready to phase in their reopenings, perhaps starting with reduced hours, before returning to full activity amid the coronavirus pandemic, pediatricians said Tuesday. “Until the broad availability of a vaccine and/or treatment for Covid-19 exists, there is a risk for future waves of disease impacting communities across the country; it is important that schools plan …

Coronavirus: How to keep children healthy, happy and learning during school closures
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: How to keep children healthy, happy and learning during school closures

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

Third of teachers thinks return to school 'too risky'
4 years, 8 months ago

Third of teachers thinks return to school 'too risky'

Dutch News  

Over a third of primary school teachers think re-opening schools on May 11 is too risky, and the risk of children spreading coronavirus is major worry, a survey by education research group DUO and the Algemeen Dagblad shows. The teachers want to delay the return to school until the results of the RIVM probe into the contagion risk in children …

Third of teachers thinks return to school 'too risky'
4 years, 8 months ago

Third of teachers thinks return to school 'too risky'

Dutch News  

Over a third of primary school teachers think re-opening schools on May 11 is too risky, and the risk of children spreading coronavirus is major worry, a survey by education research group DUO and the Algemeen Dagblad shows. The teachers want to delay the return to school until the results of the RIVM probe into the contagion risk in children …

Wearing masks, South Korean students to go back to schools from May 13
4 years, 8 months ago

Wearing masks, South Korean students to go back to schools from May 13

India Today  

South Korea on Monday said it will reopen schools in stages starting from May 13, as the daily number of domestic cases of the new coronavirus has fallen close to zero over recent days. But health authorities urged vigilance once some 5.5 million elementary, middle and high school students gather in classrooms and they are conducting mock drills and preparing …

Schools are reopening, so here's a guide to the situation in each state and territory
4 years, 8 months ago

Schools are reopening, so here's a guide to the situation in each state and territory

ABC  

Government advice on whether students should attend schools amid the ongoing coronavirus situation varies widely across Australia, and has sometimes led to confusion and controversy. Key points: States and territories are using a variety of school attendance policies to keep people safe and maintain education during the coronavirus pandemic Victoria continues to discourage parents from sending kids back to school, …

Primary schools may reopen, government advisors say ahead of key cabinet meeting
4 years, 8 months ago

Primary schools may reopen, government advisors say ahead of key cabinet meeting

Dutch News  

Government coronavirus advisors say that primary schools can begin preparing to welcome pupils again after the May holiday, in a first limited step to relaxing the current rules. The government’s team of outbreak advisors has analysed the current measures and their impact, ahead of Tuesday night’s press conference during which prime minister Mark Rutte will reveal what steps are being …

Coronavirus shutdown of NSW schools to be lifted, children to return one day a week from May 11
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus shutdown of NSW schools to be lifted, children to return one day a week from May 11

ABC  

The NSW Government has unveiled its coronavirus back-to-school blueprint which involves children making a staggered return to classrooms from May 11 — the third week of term two. Key points: The plan does not mean all students on campus at the same time Schools will be allowed to stagger students' return as they see fit Health authorities confirmed six new …

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