Leftists Face No Consequences for COVID Policies That Harmed Kids

Last month, the National Center for Education Statistics released data proving that school closures had a devastating impact on children’s mental health. Despite no apparent benefit in preventing the transmission of COVID-19, school closures caused a 70% increase in students seeking mental health services compared to before the pandemic.

One study suggests that the excessive stress and anxiety caused by the lockdowns “will destroy at least seven times more years of human life than can possibly be saved by lockdowns to control the spread of the disease.” However, the study from the think tank Just Facts insists, “This figure is a bare minimum, and the actual one is likely more than 90 times greater.”

Other studies confirm the negative impact of the lockdowns and school closures. For example, nearly 1.3 million students left public schools since the start of the pandemic, and schools that stayed remote longer saw more of their students leave.
 
The responsibility belongs to Democrats and teachers’ unions, who ignored science or local health guidance to keep schools closed longer.