Paediatrics, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK.
BMJ Paediatr Open. 2021 Feb 16;5(1):e000981. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000981. eCollection 2021.
Special schools play a significant role in the daily lives of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. We explored the impact of the COVID-19-related first lockdown and resulting school closure by surveying parents whose children attended three special schools in Bedford, UK. We asked about anxiety and impact on emotional well-being and education. We received 53 responses from parents: 31 felt their child was more anxious during the lockdown period/school closure compared with beforehand and 42 felt their child's emotional well-being had been affected. Children and young people attending special schools may have struggled both academically and emotionally during the COVID-19 pandemic.
特殊学校在有特殊教育需求和残疾的儿童和年轻人的日常生活中发挥着重要作用。我们通过调查在英国贝德福德的三所特殊学校就读的儿童的家长，来研究与 COVID-19 相关的首次封锁及其导致的学校关闭的影响。我们询问了他们的焦虑程度以及对情绪健康和教育的影响。我们收到了 53 位家长的回复：31 位家长认为孩子在封锁期间/学校关闭期间比之前更加焦虑，42 位家长认为孩子的情绪健康受到了影响。在 COVID-19 大流行期间，特殊学校的儿童和年轻人可能在学业和情绪上都感到困难。
