more parents have had to take off from work. More than 100,000 Americans missed work last month because of a lack of child care — an all-time high, according to statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.in which children are in school without mandatory masking, desks spaced 6 feet apart, and scattered lunch areas. And after-school activities, including fall plays and crowded football games, are in full tilt. In other words, a normal school year.
“Ever since she’s been back in school, she’s been nothing but sick,” said the 43-year-old mom from Villanova, who had homeschooled her daughter during the first half of kindergarten last year because she was worried about COVID-19.When COVID protective measures were in full swing, families who stayed healthy realized a side benefit:
“Our system is stretched to its limit and without immediate attention, the crisis will only worsen,” said Mark Wietecha, CEO of the Children’s Hospital Association.As respiratory virus cases surge among kids in Philly region, children’s hospitals filling up with ‘young babies that are struggling to breathe’
Her daughter spent a week in bed with fever, vomiting and lack of appetite. Back in September, she was out of school with a cold-like bug for three days. Mitchell said she’s convinced that her daughter’s school and others in LMSD are not sufficiently ventilated to reduce the risk of virus spread.