COVID-19 did not damage the relationship with families, according to leaders and teachers in compulsory schools

• Published in: Netla
• Main Author: Jónsdóttir, Kristín
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands 2021
• Subjects: COVID-19; home-school relations; compulsory schools; equity; shool development; tengsl heimila og skóla; grunnskólar; jafnrétti; skólaþróun; Doyle; Johansen; Norway; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/netla/article/view/3323; https://doi.org/10.24270/serritnetla.2020.21

The first wave of COVID-19 in Iceland lasted from March to May in 2020. Around 92% of the compulsory schools remained open, albeit with some restrictions in order to minimize the risk of spreading the pandemic amongst school children. These restrictions included grouping students and organising thei...