A St. John’s-based tutor and educator is echoing the concerns of both parents and teachers on the coming school year.

In-class instruction is set to resume after Labour Day in the English School District, with teachers heading back even earlier to make adjustments for the new normal.

United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres this week indicated that even before the pandemic, the world was facing a learning crisis.

Some world health officials are also concerned about the impact a full reopening of schools will have on COVID numbers.

Katie Harrison says children and adults have suffered trauma as a result of the last few months, and that will need to be addressed when schools reopen.

She says we’ve all been traumatized by adjusting to a new way of life, and that trauma will come out in stress behaviours in the classroom.