While some schools have resumed in-person teaching, for the time being, others are taking a more digital route. Digital learning may be a great way to minimize risk and allow students to take care of themselves during this difficult time, but it also poses its own problems: namely, loneliness. Being stuck in isolation, away from peer groups, certainly doesn’t do a child well in this respect, and it certainly doesn’t do much to make them feel like the part of the tight-knit community that thrives within your school.

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