19 Feb 2022 Netherlands Study Indicates Increased Emotional Neglect During School Lockdowns By Debbie Ausburn A study from the Netherlands indicates that children suffered more emotional neglect than usual during the months of school lockdown in...
16 Feb 2022 Another Court Rules that the ADA Requires Masks in Schools By Debbie Ausburn The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled recently that the Americans with Disabilities Act can require masks in schools. The plaintiffs...
24 Jan 2022 Does the ADA Require Masks in School? By Debbie Ausburn The latest question working its way through the courts is whether the Americans with Disabilities Act requires schools to institute...
22 Jan 2022 Childcare Center Loses License Over Mask Violations By Debbie Ausburn The California Department of Social Services has revoked the license of a chid care center because children and staff failed to wear...
16 Oct 2021 College Athletes Entitled to Religious Exemption to COVID Vaccine By Debbie Ausburn In a sharp departure from earlier cases in other circuits, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled in favor of student...
13 Oct 2021 Costs of School Shutdowns By Debbie Ausburn We are beginning to see the results of school lockdowns on our children, as research studies starting quantifying the results. Numerous...
27 Sep 2021 Daily COVID Testing Works as Well as Quarantine in Controlling Transmission in Schools By Debbie Ausburn A new study in The Lancet compared daily coronavirus testing in schools to quarantine measures. The study involved 201 schools and 5763...
10 Sep 2021 President Joe Biden’s Path Out of the Pandemic: What Employers Need to Know By Alisa Cleek On September 9, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden announced Path Out of the Pandemic, a new COVID-19 Action Plan, mandating vaccines for...
25 Aug 2021 Science of Masking Kids Isn't Clear By Debbie Ausburn A thorough article on New York Magazine's website looks at the science underlying the rules for masking children, and concludes that...
08 Jul 2021 German Study: Masks May Be Harmful to Children By Debbie Ausburn A study published in JAMA Pediatrics recently studied the effects of masks on more than 25,000 children. Researchers measured the carbon...
15 Jun 2021 Teen suicide attempts increased during pandemic lockdowns By Debbie Ausburn According to the CDC’s report issued last week, hospital visits for suspected suicide attempts skyrocketed during 2020. The rate for...
08 Jun 2021 Can Your Youth Program Require a COVID Vaccine? By Debbie Ausburn As drug manufacturers work on vaccines for younger children, youth organizations need to decide whether to require them. The FDA has...
02 Jun 2021 CDC Changes Guidelines for Camps By Debbie Ausburn The CDC has issued updated guidelines for camps, relaxing some of its most controversial previous suggestions. The biggest change is...
01 Jun 2021 Georgia Governor Removes Most Pandemic Restrictions By Debbie Ausburn In his most recent executive order, Georgia’s Gov. Kemp rolled back most of the COVID-19 restrictions in the state. Except for areas of...
10 May 2021 Experts Criticize CDC Guidelines for Camps By Debbie Ausburn Since the CDC issued its guidelines for summer camps, numerous experts have criticized them as overly cautious, particularly the...
23 Mar 2021 Update to COVID-19 Resource Library By Debbie Ausburn The COVID-19 School and Community Resource Library has received another update. The document is an invaluable resource for people...