For many children, returning to public school means returning to a nightmare

Amid the coronavirus lockdown, many are understandably getting anxious for children to return to school. But let’s not forget the challenges that many students faced within the public school system as it existed before the coronavirus.

Recently, I put terms such as “school,” “high school,” and “my school” into the search engine of TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and other social media sites. The results were alarming, with videos and articles of teenagers recounting all the reasons why they hated school. They described in detail every place they’d rather be than school.