The Department of Education on Friday issued the second volume of its COVID-19 guidelines for schools to address the emotional and mental-health impact of the pandemic on America’s students.
The first volume of the handbook, released in February, issued guidance on how to safely reopen U.S. public schools during the pandemic while the second volume makes clear that months of school closures may have negatively impacted some students’ wellbeing and offers tips on how schools can tackle student anxiety and depression.
“There is simply no substitute for in-person learning,” Secretary of…
