Most parents happy with lifting measures.

Most parents happy with lifting measures.

85% of the parents are happy with the eased measures. Half find the current rules at schools sufficient. In addition, more than a third (36%) would like to see further easing of the measures. This is shown by representative research by Ouders & Onderwijs among parents with children in primary and secondary school.

Children only need to quarantine if they test positive for corona. Even if family members have corona, they may still go to school. 67% of parents support this change in quarantine rules. Parents are also much less worried about a corona infection at school. Where last year about 60% worried about it, this has now dropped to 49%. Moreover, a large majority of parents (80%) want schools to stay open from now on anyway.

Vulnerable health or other worries

This does not apply to parents with vulnerable health or parents of children with vulnerable health. There are also parents who worry about the long-term effects of a corona infection (Long Covid) and the (rare) disease MIS-C that affects some children. This group (15%) wants stricter measures in the form of masks, air filters and stricter quarantine measures.

Concerns about learning delay

More than 60% of parents worry about the learning delays their children suffered during the corona crisis. A quarter of parents are seriously worried. It is not surprising that parents worry. No less than 64% of children have missed lessons in the past month. The reasons are mainly teacher absence and children having to quarantine.

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The corona research was done among parents in the Landelijk Ouderpanel. 1,539 parents took part online; the results are representative for all parents in the Netherlands. Want to know more? Then see the full report. Do you also want to give your opinion about your child’s education? Sign up now at the Landelijk Ouderpanel.