12/21/21- Quarantined students — out of school, out of reach of help if they need it

Quarantined students — out of school, out of reach of help if they need it

December 17, 2021 | njspotlightnews.org

For many schools across New Jersey, one of the recent challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic has not been the number of students infected by the virus but the number quarantined to avoid any spread.

“These kids are sitting at home and many of them struggling,” said Charles Sampson, superintendent of Freehold Regional High Schools at a meeting this week of suburban school leaders.

“Our schools, our discipline, our suicide ideation and high-end disciplinary actions are unlike anything I have ever seen in my six high schools,” Sampson said. “It is probably quadrupled, and frankly I attribute that to students being home and being detached from schools.

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