Association of Children’s Mode of School Instruction with Child and Parent Experiences and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic — COVID Experiences Survey, United States, October 8–November 13, 2020

Abstract

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COVID-19 Testing to Sustain In-Person Instruction and Extracurricular Activities in High Schools — Utah, November 2020–March 2021

“…Utah’s high school COVID-19 testing programs saved in-person instruction days and facilitated continuation of extracurricular activities in accordance with statewide public health policy during a period of high COVID-19 incidence among persons of high-school student age. Growing evidence suggests that when schools implement recommended prevention strategies, including consistent and correct use of masks, physical distancing, hand hygiene, and room ventilation improvements, in-school COVID-19 transmission is infrequent ( 4 , 5 , 7 ), while loss of in-person instruction can have detrimental effects on children’s education and their social and emotional well-being ( 1 , 2 ). Consistent and correct mask use remains recommended by CDC for adults and children in schools, regardless of vaccination status.…”

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On May 21, 2021, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr).Cessation of kindergarten through grade 12 in-person instruction and extracurricular activities, which has often occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, can have negative social, emotional, and educational consequences for children (1,2). Although preventive measures such as masking, physical distancing, hand hygiene, and improved ventilation are commonly used in schools to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and support in-person instruction (3-6), routine school-based COVID-19 testing has not been as widely implemented.

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Mental Health Among Parents of Children Aged <18 Years and Unpaid Caregivers of Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, December 2020 and February–⁠March 2021

“…During the pandemic, parents and caregivers have had worse mental health than adults without parenting and caregiving responsibilities ( 5 ). Managing mental health might be especially challenging for parents balancing employment and remote education; virtual instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic has presented risks for mental health both among children and parents ( 6 ). For caregivers of adults, these findings reinforce prepandemic data on poor mental health among caregivers ( 7 ).…”

Back to School: The Effect of School Visits During COVID-19 on COVID-19 Transmission

“…These families in particular may have less access to important resources that include high-speed Internet access, computers, and job flexibility (Kroshus et al 2020;Reeves, Kneebone, and Rodrigue 2016). Remote instruction also imposes costs to parents, many of whom are also balancing remote work and childcaring responsibilities (Adams and Todd 2020; Amuedo-Dorantes et al 2020), and preliminary results indicate that it leads to an increase in stress for parents (Verlenden et al 2021).…”