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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.

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A Sydney Morning Herald roundtable has examined the impacts of COVID-19 policy on schools in NSW

‘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
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A student wears a mask on the first day back to in-person classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sao Paulo state government has allowed the schools to resume classes with up to 35 per cent of its students.
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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.

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The Herald convened experts on education and child social development to assess the impact of COVID on students.

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.watoday.com.au/politics/nsw/the-covid-generation-20240216-p5f5jg.html