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HawaiiKidsCAN Discusses Impacts of Students Returning to Classrooms Full-Time
By: Hawaii News Now
Published on: May 18, 2021
“We’ve heard from so many parents who are struggling through this experience and their kids aren’t happy, they miss school, they miss their friends, the social aspect. And then for parents, it’s been so hard for them to get back to work through the pandemic…We think this is going to be huge for families to be able to go back to school.”
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