Distance learning

Some schools are going back to distance learning. While the chances of a child dying from Covid are slim the other damage is real and can be seen in test scores. The biggest health problems are mental and emotional. There was a 22.3 percent spike in ER trips for potential suicides by children aged 12 to 17 in summer 2020 compared to 2019, according to findings published in the CDC's "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report." That trend seemed to continue into this recently completed academic year as visits were up by 39.1 percent this winter, compared to the previous winter, the report said.