The Omicron kids
Everyone is tired of our constant COVID-19 waves, especially high school students who are dealing with all kinds of chaos, confusion and missed graduations and proms.
Headlines From The Times · Gustavo Arellano, Denise Guerra, Shannon Lin, Kasia Broussalian, Melissa Kaplan, Ashlea Brown, Angel Carreras, Mario Diaz, Kinsee Morlan, Jazmín Aguilera, Shani O. Hilton
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Show Notes
Just when it seemed schools and parents and teachers were figuring out how to do in-person learning again, Omicron hit.
The highly contagious variant really blew up while schools were on winter break in California. So when schools reopened and students returned, there were problems.
Today, we hear from a parent and high school students who are trying to navigate their teenage years while worrying about COVID-19.
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