SharonT said

The assumption of a faster, tighter window of 'exposure to no longer contagious' may need a second look as well.

The state is not requiring masks in classrooms and very few students are wearing them. The state does not require a negative test to return after the shortened isolation (5 calendar days after positive test) or quarantine (5 days after close contact/exposure) but does require the students returning (even those who declared a positive result) to wear a mask for an additional 5 calendar days.

Declaring exposure at home or symptoms or testing results? Totally honor system. All of it. Like the virus no longer acts like a virus,

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efil4stnias said

So was the school policy the root cause of the mental health issues or did it simply reveal the issue sooner rather than later?

For me its the latter. Those issues were there just hiding in plain sight while the world turned. Now, they are evident and can be addressed accordingly.

I dont think that several weeks ( or months in some cases ) of virtual school had an impact like you say unless those children were already predisposed to having some issues. For whatever reason.

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efil4stnias said

So was the school policy the root cause of the mental health issues or did it simply reveal the issue sooner rather than later?

For me its the latter. Those issues were there just hiding in plain sight while the world turned. Now, they are evident and can be addressed accordingly.

I dont think that several weeks ( or months in some cases ) of virtual school had an impact like you say unless those children were already predisposed to having some issues. For whatever reason.

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