School

The presence of neurodevelopmental or mental disorders or self-harm before age 24 years increased risk for missing school, according to results of a nationwide, retrospective, electronic cohort study.

U.S. counties without school mask requirements saw pediatric COVID-19 cases increase nearly twice as fast in the 2 weeks after schools reopened than counties with mask mandates, according to an MMWR report published Friday.

Remote school may do more harm to the mental health of older and Black and Hispanic kids and those from lower-income families, according to a nationally representative, cross-sectional study in JAMA Network Open.

A face-to-face school allergy training program improved self-reported preparedness among staff in management of children with severe food allergies, according to study results published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

As children with food allergies return to class this fall, families and their doctors need to work with teachers and school nurses to ensure safe learning environments, according to a presentation during the Global Food Allergy Summit.

In this video exclusive, Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Anastasia Albanese-O'Neill, PhD, APRN, CDCES, about steps involved in preparing children with diabetes for safe return to school in the fall despite COVID-19.

Researchers said they found “clear evidence” that students in the Netherlands learned less while schools were closed during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Investigators determined that just 32 SARS-CoV-2 infections occurred in 11 North Carolina school districts during a 9-week period of in-person learning last year, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Educators were “central” to in-school transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in one Georgia school district during a recent 7-week period, investigators reported in MMWR.

The CDC published new guidance for safely reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic that focuses on layered mitigation strategies.