Due to Covid-19, many schools were closed in March across North America. Given how rare such an event is, there were many questions about how children would be affected by the school closures. In April, researchers conducted a representative survey of almost 800 Americans to understand how parents and children were coping with the changes. That study found that generally, children and parents were coping well with the changes. Although children were eager to go back to school to see their friends, they found the experience gave them a better sense of personal responsibility and independence. However, researchers wanted to know if, over time, these feelings would change, so they conducted a follow-up study.