COVID-19 Has Proven That School Is So Much More Than Education
reports that May saw a 30% total drop in child abuse reports statewide. In Nevada, about 3/4 of reports are made by mandated reporters— like teachers. Ryan Gustafson of Washoe County Nevada’s Human Services Division Director over Children’s Services says that, “Child abuse is very likely trending upward, not downward.” Schools are more than education: they’re the place we monitor children for suspected abuse.This is problematic, but true.
Basically, these people— all 23.5 million of them— likely can’t go back to work until schools and daycares reopen. More than education, schools are the place you send your kid while you go to work., 1 in 6 children in America are facing hunger, and 64% of low-income parents say it would be hard to feed their kids if they faced an unexpected crisis, like a car repair or medical bill. And do teachers see kids come to school hungry? 3 out of 4 do .
Think about how many kids lost their mental health care when schools closed. That number should terrify us.Listen: this isn’t a plea for schools to reopen. I’m married to a teacher, and the very last thing I want is for him to stand in front of an in-person classroom this fall. The idea terrifies me. But something else also terrifies me: how much we’ve come to rely on our school to do more than education. They don’t just teach our kids. Teachers are, literally, babysitters. Schools find abuse.
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