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A year ago this week, Gov. Tim Walz ordered schools closed across Minnesota to slow the spread of COVID-19. Within days, hundreds of thousands of students across the state were navigating online classes from home. A year later, some districts still haven’t returned all students to in-person school. 

We’ve heard a lot from teachers and parents. But, what has this tumultuous year been like for the students? 

MPR News host Angela Davis talked with three 

 about how they experienced the year and checked in with two groups of younger students. 

They talked about masks, frozen Google Meet screens, what it was like to listen to video classes at home surrounded by five siblings and how dance moves from Macarena helped some fifth graders keep their social distance.  They also talked about missing friends, wanting to talk about racial justice in school and the joy of returning to classrooms in person.  

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MPR News host Angela Davis talks to elementary, middle and high school students about the pros and cons of online classes, missing friends and what they learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Minnesota students look back at a year of school during the pandemic

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