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Author Michael Morpurgo voices fears over price of Covid for children

Author Michael Morpurgo voices fears over ‘price of Covid’ for children Sir Michael Morpurgo (Ian West/PA) Sir Michael Morpurgo has warned that many schoolchildren may never grow out of the “post-traumatic stress disorder” caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The former children’s laureate, 77, claimed the Government lacked an understanding of the ways in which children had been negatively affected by school closures. He stressed the importance of the companionship offered in the classroom. Sir Michael Morpurgo with the Prince of Wales (David Rose/Daily Telegraph/PA) Sir Michael told Radio Times: “I am worried about the price of Covid for children, the lack of understanding by the Government.

Children s author Michael Morpurgo fears school closures during Covid could cause PTSD among pupils

Michael Morpurgo has claimed children will have post-traumatic stress disorder after being away from their school friends during the pandemic. The former children’s laureate said he feared youngsters who spent a large amount of time learning at home will never get over the trauma. ‘I am worried about the price of Covid for children,’ the 77-year-old writer said. He blamed a ‘lack of understanding by the Government – that it is all right to stress children out with exams, and that being the be-all and end-all’.  He added: ‘What children need above all are their fellow children.  That’s what they were missing – companionship, the normality of going into school.

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