For the past year, students were told that they were selfish, ignorant, or attention-seeking for being frustrated or expressing discomfort with the way the world was treating them. “The continuous stress students face has real consequences on their health,” but not just mental struggles like the rising anxiety and stress levels they have no escape from, there are physical issues that many students may not even notice. This problem, dubbed “Zoom fatigue,” includes sore backs from sitting at a desk for hours on end and the eye strain from the classes and homework that follows. Remaining sedentary for hours on end, unable to take a break for their own sanity, actually weakens the immune system as well: certainly not what schools were expecting in their efforts to keep the students safe and healthy.
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