Tough Fronts

Students study on the street in Turin, Italy due to school closures imposed by the government as a response to a surge in COVID-19 cases. Photo: Alessandro Di Marco/EPA.

Penny Lane

A teacher holds her lesson on public steps to help social distance her students in Naples, Italy, after the region of Campania closed schools due to pandemic concerns. A writing on the wall (right, bottom) says: “Autism isn’t contagious — ignorance is”. Photo: Ciro de Luca/Reuters.

Classroom management

Female students attend class after schools reopened in Herāt, Afghanistan in a trial following months of closure due to COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Jalil Rezayee/EPA.

Hair in the Way

Haircut in the time of pandemic. Drawing by 钟军勇 (Zhōng Jūnyǒng), teacher from 漕河 (Cáohé), 蕲春县 (Qíchūn County), graduated from 湖北美术学院 (Húběi Institute of Fine Arts), and member of 湖北省美术家协会 (Húběi Artists Association).

Wind chimes

Children, who have missed their online classes due to a lack of Internet facilities, maintain a safe distance as they listen to pre-recorded lessons over loudspeakers after schools were closed following the coronavirus outbreak, in Dandwal village in the western state of Maharashtra, India. Photo: Prashant Waydande/Reuters.

Public Schools in Hard Times

Protesters gather for the National Day of Resistance Against Unsafe School Reopening on August 3, 2020 in New York City, United States. Schools around the country are struggling to establish safe protocols to bring students back into classrooms. Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP.