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If you are caring for a child under the age of 18 whose education has been affected by the pandemic, talk about how it’s been affected.

<strong> This year has been tough for students.</strong>It almost seems like there was no right answer for schooling.<strong> My kids were put through an unpredictable year that included multiple schedule and policy changes</strong> made by the School Board. They started school as Hybrid (attending in-person classes two times a week and online classes three times a week). Two weeks later, they changed to in-person classes every day. Two weeks after that, they went back to hybrid mode. They changed to in-person classes 4 days a week at the semester break, and one month later changed to in-person classes 5 days a week. One month later, the school district revoked the mask requirement, and they haven't discussed the pandemic since then. It has been an emotional roller coaster all year.<strong> I think the lack of stability had a huge impact on student performance. It's hard to learn when you're receiving information in many different ways.</strong> My daughter (14 years old) has dealt with a lot of stress due to not feeling safe at school. Overall, I don't think it will affect my children's academic performance very much because both my spouse and I are college-educated and support them academically. I know there are groups that will be affect much more. Additionally,<strong> I feel that schools need to adapt their expectations. Trying to meet the same state standards right now is ridiculous.</strong> I feel like<strong> administrators have worried so much about falling behind</strong> that they<strong> haven't stopped to think about the amount of stress students feel.</strong> Why pile on homework and assignments when there's so much else happening in the world?