Teachers Leaving Jobs During Pandemic Find ‘Fertile’ Ground in New School Models [the74million.org]

Lara Kain 6/14/227:30 AM

By Linda Jacobson, Photo: Heather Long, The 74, June 12, 2022

School closures in Vermont didn’t drag on as long as those in other parts of the country, but that didn’t lessen the strain.

Social distancing, masks and confining students to their classrooms caused an “explosive amount of mental health needs,” from lack of focus to outright aggression, said Heather Long, a former counselor in the Orange East Supervisory Union district.

“I started to watch as more and more restrictions were being placed on kids,” she said. “I felt like I couldn’t reach the needs.”

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