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    How Schools Can Help Kids Heal After A Year Of 'Crisis And Uncertainty'

    The pandemic has been stressful for millions of children. If that stress isn't buffered by caring adults, it can have lifelong consequences. There's a lot schools can do to keep that from happening.
    by Cory Turner Apr 21, 2021 6 minutes
    Kai worries he could give COVID-19 to his 2-year-old sister, Alaina. She was born with a heart condition, Down syndrome and a fragile immune system.

    Kai Humphrey, 9, has been learning from home for more than a year. He badly misses his Washington, D.C., elementary school, along with his friends and the bustle of the classroom.

    "I will be the first person ever to have every single person in the world as my friend," he said on a recent Zoom call, his sandy brown hair hanging down to his shoulder blades. From Kai, this kind of proclamation doesn't feel like bragging, more like exuberant kindness.

    But when Kai's school recently invited him back, he refused. That's because his worry list is long, topped by his fear of getting COVID-19 and giving it to his 2-year-old sister, Alaina. She was born with a heart condition, Down syndrome and a fragile immune system. To her, the disease poses a mortal threat, and he is her protector, the only one who can make her giggle breathlessly.

    Kai also worries about being separated from his mom, Rashida Humphrey-Wall. His biological father died in 2014, and she remains his

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