Boarding schools face COVID-19 disruption of international students
A survey of boarding school leaders shows about 95 percent of U S and Canadian prep schools were closed and 13 percent of international students remained on campus. Leaders report emotional strain on students, with many abroad or staying with relatives, while schools expand distance learning and stress visa and endowment challenges ahead.
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Tracing Targeted Contact Tracing Amid U S Outbreak Efforts
Nyenswah says household level contact tracing is possible as U S cases top 760000 while noting its laborious nature. Boston University epidemiology professor Matthew Fox questions zero cases before vaccine. Partners in Health plans 900 tracers in Massachusetts to link contacts to testing and care.
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Mental health toll from pandemic on families and youth
Psychologists warn A pandemic strain raises stress for income families and disrupts child development. Experts note toddlers seek attachment at home while tweens and teens face stress from shifted social lives and virtual interactions. A Duke-Barnard study links layoffs to spikes in parental anxiety and child misbehavior, urging rapid cash aid to low income families.
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