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Schools Closures during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Catastrophic Global Situation

Version 1 : Received: 4 December 2020 / Approved: 8 December 2020 / Online: 8 December 2020 (10:20:41 CET)
Version 2 : Received: 11 December 2020 / Approved: 14 December 2020 / Online: 14 December 2020 (11:54:04 CET)

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Buonsenso, D.; Roland, D.; De Rose, C.; Vásquez-Hoyos, P.; Ramly, B.; Chakakala-Chaziya, J.N.; Munro, A.; González-Dambrauskas, S. Schools Closures During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2021, 40, e146–e150, doi:10.1097/inf.0000000000003052. Buonsenso, D.; Roland, D.; De Rose, C.; Vásquez-Hoyos, P.; Ramly, B.; Chakakala-Chaziya, J.N.; Munro, A.; González-Dambrauskas, S. Schools Closures During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2021, 40, e146–e150, doi:10.1097/inf.0000000000003052.

Abstract

School closures (SC) were adopted globally as a COVID-19 disease pandemic containment strategy. This extreme measure provoked a disruption of the educational system involving hundreds of million children worldwide. The return of children to school has been variable and is still an unresolved and contentious issue. Importantly the process has not been directly correlated to the severity of the pandemic s impact and has fueled the widening of disparities, disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable populations. Available evidence shows SC added little benefit to COVID-19 control whereas the harms related to SC severely affected children and adolescents. This unresolved issue has put children and young people at high risk of social, economic and health-related harm for years to come, triggering severe consequences during their lifespan. In this article we describe the process of SC and the reopening timetable across the globe. We highlight the data regarding the international state of educational systems around the world, putting emphasis on the rights of children to come back to school.

Keywords

COVID-19 pandemic; children; schools; schools closures; global health

Subject

Social Sciences, Education

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