The nurse’s office at a junior high school in Tokyo sees a daily surge of students complaining of illnesses like stomachaches due to the stress caused by the ongoing pandemic. (Yukihito Takahama)
More than a year of the pandemic upending students’ lives has led to reports of an increasing number frequently visiting school nurse’s offices, skipping classes and generally struggling to adapt to their situations.
Education facilities imposed strict behavioral restrictions in efforts to contain the pandemic, piling extra stress onto students at elementary and junior high schools who are finding it difficult to share their troubles with adults, according to new data.