The not-so-normal school year: Post-COVID trauma continues to plague elementary schools

With COVID-19 quarantines in the rearview, grade school students are now meeting in person after years spent learning at home. USA TODAY reporters Alia Wong and Kayla Jimenez observed classrooms in California and Virginia to see how students, teachers, admin staff and parents are coping. They asked, "Are we back to normal yet?" The short answer is no. The reporting team found new challenges on top of old ones. Veteran teachers are worrying that students may never catch up. Episode Transcript available here Also available at art19.com/shows/5-Things See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.