Unintended costs and consequences of school closures implemented in preparation for Hurricane Isaac in Harrison County School District, Mississippi, August-September 2012.

School closures, while an effective measure against the spread of disease during a pandemic, may carry unintended social and economic consequences for students and families. We evaluated these costs and consequences following a 4-day school closure in Mississippi's Harrison County School Distri...

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Main Authors: Yenlik Zheteyeva, Jeanette J Rainey, Hongjiang Gao, Evin U Jacobson, Bishwa B Adhikari, Jianrong Shi, Jonetta J Mpofu, Darlene Bhavnani, Thomas Dobbs, Amra Uzicanin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5665504?pdf=render