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Pandemic has teens feeling worried, unmotivated and disconnected from school

  • Written by Leah M. Lessard, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, University of Connecticut
Pandemic has teens feeling worried, unmotivated and disconnected from schoolStudents nearing the end of high school worried about their schoolwork and education more than younger students.Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

When the COVID-19 pandemic started, many U.S. teens were more worried about the disruption to their education than the possibility of getting sick. A May 2020 survey of high school students...

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