The last time this year’s 7th-graders had a normal school year — without remote learning, masking and social distancing — was in 2018-19, when they were in 4th grade.
Not only has there been a global pandemic since then, but there’s been a tumultuous presidential election, a national awakening to racial injustice, climate catastrophes, and personal physical and social changes these tweens and teens experienced.
Middle school administrators recognize this and are implementing social-emotional learning strategies specific to their middle school students.
