School’s out forever? Risk attendance will never bounce back: education chief
www.smh.com.au
The decisions made during the pandemic must be reviewed because they are still affecting the mental health of students, a school chief says.

Have you noticed a drop in attendance this year, compared to previous years?

The article acknowledges that one reason students are absent is due to influenza and COVID throughout the community. I also wonder if some of it may be explained by parents pulling students out of school to go on overseas hollidays that were postponed during the COVID lockdowns.

Do you think the drop in attendance is just temporary, or is indicative of something deeper and longer lasting?

  • TurianHammer@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This was the first full year back and it didn’t go well for our family.

    My youngest have loved being back at school full time but my oldest had a real struggle adjusting back to in-class school which led us to some pretty dark and terrible places.

    Some families, I suspect, are dealing with mental health challenges now that life is apparently back to “normal”