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3 lessons from how schools responded to the 1918 pandemic worth heeding today

  • Written by Mary Battenfeld, Clinical Professor of American and New England Studies, Boston University
imageThese kids learned about staying healthy in schools around the time of the 1918 pandemic.Cornell University Library

Much like what has happened in 2020, most U.S. schools closed during the 1918 influenza pandemic. Their doors were shut for up to four months, with some exceptions, to curb the spread of the disease.

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