The article explores the profound disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on children's education, detailing parents' frustrations with school officials, politicians, and media for imposing extended, unscientific closures. Many children experienced significant setbacks, including language development issues, due to strict pandemic measures. Daniel Kotzin recounts moving his family from San Francisco to Denver to ensure his children could attend school in person. Author David Zweig aims to hold leaders accountable for these detrimental decisions in his upcoming book, emphasizing the importance of remembering these policy failures and their effects on children's lives.
The COVID-19 pandemic turned kids' lives upside down, and parents aren't ready to forgive the officials and media who enabled prolonged, unscientific school closures.
Daniel Kotzin moved his family to Denver for in-person schooling after experiencing devastating lockdown impacts on his children's education.
Kotzin's daughter, Ruth, suffered language development setbacks due to mask mandates and social distancing in San Francisco during school closures.
David Zweig emphasizes the need to confront the policies that caused lasting damage to children during the pandemic in his book.
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