mental health day

As the coronavirus pandemic takes a mental toll on young people, more states are considering expanding opportunities for students to take mental health days to try to lessen stigma and reduce youth suicide

A teachers’ union in Virginia’s largest school district is urging members to call in sick Wednesday for a “mental health day” as ponder how they will respond to a gradual return to in-person learning

For the first time since March, some students head back into Fairfax County Public Schools as a pilot program with concurrent learning begins Monday. Students in schools and at home will get the same live instruction. “It’s kind of an experiment,” county Federation of Teachers President Tina Williams told News4’s Justin Finch. “Lives are at stake.”