COVID-related ‘acting out’ is a growing problem in NJ schools
David Matthau | NJ1015
It’s been more than two years since the start of the pandemic and the vast New Jersey schools resumed in-person learning last September, but the effects of COVID continue to reverberate with students statewide. “As I speak with school superintendents throughout the state they are indeed affirming that there are many more issues post-COVID, coming back to school, than there were pre-COVID,” said Rich Bozza, the executive director of the New Jersey Association of School Administrators. Some schools have reported an increase in student fighting, while others have been dealing with an uptick in bullying. Bozza said there is “more acting out by students, the grief, anxiety, depression that children have experienced during the pandemic is really welling over into classrooms and hallways, school support people are indeed working very diligently to support students in many ways.”
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A Week Off Social Media Reduces Depression and Anxiety: Research
Staff | Bloomberg
Taking a break from social media for as little as a week can reduce depression and anxiety, according to new research. People who took a break from platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for seven days reported an increased sense of wellbeing, a study by the University of Bath found. Researchers split a sample of 154 people aged 18 to 72 into two groups - one of which was banned from social media while the other was not. On average, participants used social media for eight hours a week.
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