2.5 Million ‘Generation COVID’ Children Had Zero Education in UK Lockdown: Report

2.5 Million ‘Generation COVID’ Children Had Zero Education in UK Lockdown: Report
Pupils wearing facemasks as a precaution against the transmission of the CCP virus arrive to attend Moor End Academy in Huddersfield, northern England, on Sept. 11, 2020. Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images
Mary Clark
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Four in 10 pupils from UK state schools had full-time schooling during the national lockdown compared to almost twice as many from private schools, according to a new report—and around 2.5 million children had no formal education at all.

The initial findings (pdf) published on Monday by the London School of Economics (LSE) highlighted growing concerns that children and young people from “generation COVID” are missing out on both school and higher education following the outbreak of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.