The COVID Generation
The NSW government ordered the shutdown of schools during the pandemic, disrupting the social and educational progress of children. The Herald hosted two roundtables to discuss the consequences and the lessons for the future.
‘We made the wrong decisions’: COVID-era mass school closures condemned
Closing Sydney’s schools was one of the biggest – and most controversial – calls made during the pandemic. But was it really necessary?
- by Jordan Baker and Lucy Carroll
Editorial
Asking the hard questions about COVID school closures
Of the many responses to the pandemic, few had a greater impact than the mass closure of schools.
- The Herald's View
Violence, anxiety in students as young as 5: Marks of the COVID generation
In part two of this series, experts discuss reports of students struggling and teachers being physically attacked in the aftermath of school closures during the pandemic.
- by Jordan Baker and Lucy Carroll
Teenagers the biggest losers of COVID-era school closures
In the third and final part of this series, experts say the impact of COVID-era school closures on a generation of students is still unclear.
- by Lucy Carroll and Jordan Baker
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/the-covid-generation-20240216-p5f5jg.html