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Millions of kids miss weeks of school as attendance tanks across US

An empty elementary school classroom is seen on Aug. 17, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York. [AP Photo]

When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negron and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming.

Parents were no longer allowed in the building without appointments, she said, and punishments were more severe. Everyone seemed less tolerant, more angry. Negron's son told her he overheard a teacher mocking his learning disabilities, calling him an ugly name.

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