Undoubtedly, the pandemic has been hard on everyone. But this article has us wondering how local teens in the Lowcountry are coping and also how we might better serve them in the next few months as the virus numbers currently are surging upward.
We’d love your feedback on this issue.
There’s No Room for Teens in the Pandemic City
With schools remote, sports canceled, and libraries closed, teenagers in many U.S. cities find themselves unwelcome in parks and public spaces.
“Eight months into the pandemic, life under coronavirus restrictions has proven especially hard on teens, who, despite being at lower risk from the virus itself, have fewer opportunities to be with their peers than perhaps any other demographic. As of late November, only about 35% of K-12 students in the U.S. are attending in-person classes daily, according to Burbio, a data service that aggregates school and community calendars; the rest are doing either fully remote or attending a mix of in-person and online classes. After-school activities and sports are likewise limited, and many libraries and youth centers are closed indefinitely. For many younger people, teen life has largely migrated online, to social media platforms like Instagram and Discord.”
READ MORE:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-30/with-schools-shut-teens-seek-a-space-of-their-own
