
‘Bonds of Trust’ Broken Between Some Families and Schools Since COVID, Says Report
Published on January 7, 2024
The “bonds of trust” between some parents and their children’s schools have been broken since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report. The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) think tank said a poll it conducted with YouGov found that over a quarter of parents (28 percent) agree with the statement “the pandemic has shown that it is not essential for children to attend school every day. “A succession of post-pandemic strikes will have done little to rectify perceptions of school as optional, with a cumulative total of 25 million school days lost to industrial action in the 2022/2023 school year,” the CSJ said....
