Shuttering schools during the pandemic inflicted unintended consequences on most children: learning loss, mental health struggles, and missed milestones, among a host of others.
But for some children, prolonged school closures destroyed what little stood between them and a life of chaos and abuse. And for a few, that meant turning to illegal activity.
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