Cross-National Variation in School Reopening Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hoffman, Kate Steed; Torres, Mariana Barragan; Wotipka, Christine Min

doi:10.1177/23328584211010180

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“…Quarantining can also negatively affect resilience and relationships, and research has shown that students who experienced quarantine following a natural disaster were more likely to show symptoms consistent with PTSD (Sprang & Silman, 2013). Although the majority of U.S. PK–12 students have now returned to in-person instruction, there was considerable variability at the start of the 2020–2021 academic year, with some remaining fully remote (Hoffman et al, 2021), with corresponding mental health consequences (Duckworth et al, 2021). Regardless, all students likely experienced some level of mandated quarantine (Stevens, 2020) and may have lingering distress as a result.…”

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The Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 on PK–12 Students: A Systematic Review of Emerging Literature

Naff¹,

Williams

Furman-Darby

et al. 2022

AERA Open

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The mental health impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on PK–12 youth is likely an urgent and enduring concern, yet research on this topic is still emerging. To synthesize current knowledge, the researchers conducted a systematic review of empirical studies exploring the mental health impacts of COVID-19. Five themes emerged across 104 included studies: (a) the pandemic proved widely disruptive to PK–12 youth; (b) there was a clear connection between the mental health of caregivers (e.g., parents) and children; (c) the pandemic broadly increased levels of stress, anxiety, and depression in PK–12 youth; (d) students were particularly affected on the basis of age, gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and previous mental health or disability diagnosis; and (e) youth demonstrated negative and positive coping strategies and even saw some positive mental health outcomes during the pandemic. Implications for research, practice, and policy are discussed.

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The Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 on PK–12 Students: A Systematic Review of Emerging Literature

Naff¹,

Williams

Furman-Darby

et al. 2022

AERA Open

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“…Faced with the need to minimize such harms while minimizing the role of schools in transmission, many countries reopened schools while implementing various preventive measures. 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 While evidence suggests that schools in the United Kingdom are implementing a large number of preventive measures 16 , 17 which are likely to reduce COVID‐19 transmission, 21 there is little evidence on the fidelity of implementation of different measures, the challenges they raise for schools, or the extent to which students adhere to them.…”

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Implementation of COVID‐19 Preventive Measures and Staff Well‐Being in a Sample of English Schools 2020‐2021

Sundaram

Abramsky

Oswald

et al. 2022

Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUND:We examined fidelity and feasibility of implementation of COVID-19 preventive measures in schools, and explored associations between adherence to these measures and staff well-being, to inform policy on sustainable implementation and staff wellbeing. METHODS:Surveys were conducted across 128 schools in England with 107 headteachers and 2698 staff-members with reference to autumn term 2020, examining school-level implementation of preventive measures, adherence, and teacher burnout (response rates for headteacher and staff surveys were 84% and 59%, respectively). RESULTS:The median number of measures implemented in primary and secondary schools was 33 (range 23-41), and 32 (range 22-40), respectively; most measures presented challenges. No differences were found regarding number of measures implemented by school-level socio-economic disadvantage. High adherence was reported for staff wearing face-coverings, staff regularly washing their hands, (secondary only) desks facing forwards, and (primary only) increased cleaning of surfaces and student hand-washing. Adherence to most measures was reported as higher in primary than secondary schools. Over half of school leaders and 42% (517/1234) of other teaching staff suffered from high emotional exhaustion. Higher teacher-reported school-wide adherence with measures was consistently associated with lower burnout for leaders and other teaching staff. CONCLUSIONS:Findings indicate a tremendous effort in implementing preventive measures and an urgent need to support investments in improving teacher wellbeing.

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“…Eventually, a total of five papers that had roadmaps and focused on reopening the schools were included in this study[ 28 29 30 31 32 ][ Table 1 ].…”

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Roadmap to recovery: Implemented and attitude toward school reopening strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic, a scoping review

Askarian,

Movahedi,

Vardanjani

et al. 2023

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had various financial and life impacts on the world's population. Schools’ regular activity and function during the pandemic require balancing the repercussions of suspending in-person education versus health threats. Furthermore, children are one of the prominent victims of the restricted quarantine strategies’ effects, which may make them vulnerable to various mental health problems. In this study, we reviewed previously reported strategies and roadmaps regarding the reopening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. The following databases were searched from October to December 2021, via multi-step search strategies for “COVID-19,” “coronavirus,” “school reopening,” “roadmaps,” “reopening,” and “reopening strategies”: Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. A total of five papers with roadmaps focusing on reopening schools were included in this study. Fundamental issues and principles of these reviewed roadmaps were: 1) protecting the high-risk students and staff physically and mentally, 2) accelerating the vaccination of essential workers, staff, parents, and students, and 3) improving the COVID-19 testing capacity. Roadmaps for the reopening of the schools should describe some phases and steps for their strategies. Current roadmaps have not mentioned any phases and timelines for this process. Describing some health metrics in the roadmaps for progressing to the next step or returning to the previous ones is also necessary for all roadmaps and should be considered in further studies.

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Cross-National Variation in School Reopening Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 12 publications

References 48 publications

The Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 on PK–12 Students: A Systematic Review of Emerging Literature

The Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 on PK–12 Students: A Systematic Review of Emerging Literature

Implementation of COVID‐19 Preventive Measures and Staff Well‐Being in a Sample of English Schools 2020‐2021

Roadmap to recovery: Implemented and attitude toward school reopening strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic, a scoping review

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