Opinion | 140,000 kids had a parent or caregiver die from COVID. If we don't help them, America is going to end up with a lost generation. By AShihipar.
, who have been forced to choose between their safety and interacting with other children at schools while vaccines are unavailable.has allowed schools across the country to allocate funds for mental health, the use of these funds are at the school's discretion and also have to compete with other priorities like making schools safer through ventilation upgrades and funding for strategies to tackle the issue of"learning loss.
We We need to take steps to make sure that all children, including those who are immunocompromised and disabled, are able to safely participate in school by mandating vaccination for all children in schools when they become eligible. It means seriously tackling the pandemic through vaccinations, masks and testing so that more children don't end up with dead parents.
We need to ensure that every child has access to a culturally competent mental health counselor who is more concerned about their overall well-being than solely their academic progress — some districts have already allocated funding for mental health counselors. An over-focus on"learning loss" can be
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