Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards meets with his COVID public health team to discuss the K-12 pandemic response.
The pandemic has been as disruptive for kids' lives as much as it has for the grownups, and LSU Health New Orleans Chair of psychiatry Dr. Rahn Bailey says school leaders, and parents, need to tamp down the fear and uncertainty, because kids will pick up on that.
"They know if something's not right, and they can feel it, and that's upsetting, and it ultimately leads to all kinds of regressive behavior," the doctor explains. "Until we all can get on the same page, it's problematic for kids. And we have to be very mindful of that and careful, and try to help them deal with all of these changes."
Dr. Bailey says consistency to COVID policy would go a long way to help -- with something that will keep students safe with minimal disruptions to classroom learning and extracurricular activities.
