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Mental Health, Social Skills, Reading Scores Plummeted Because of School Lockdowns, Witnesses Testify at Congressional Hearing

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Mental Health, Social Skills, Reading Scores Plummeted Because of School Lockdowns, Witnesses Testify at Congressional Hearing
A U.S. classroom in a file photo. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
Lawrence Wilson
By Lawrence Wilson
3/28/2023Updated: 3/30/2023

U.S. children were unnecessarily harmed during the COVID-19 pandemic because of school closure decisions that lacked a solid scientific basis, witnesses told the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Black, Hispanic, and lower-income students were more affected by these policies, which increased the educational and economic disparity between segments of the population, lawmakers heard at the March 28 hearing.

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