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

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
Lawrence Wilson
3/28/2023|Updated: 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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