Schools in 23 countries are still partially or fully closed because of Covid, Unicef warns.
Sharon , now 17, became pregnant in 2020, when schools were closed.
Trinidad and Tobago has had one of the longest partial school closures in the world, with its primary schools only due to reopen in April. But she is among the lucky children who have a quiet place to study, a device and broadband, while, as in many countries, others are less fortunate.Other parents in Trinidad and Tobago told BBC News they were worried about the impact on their children's mental wellbeing because of the social isolation.Unicef gathered data from 122 countries and said only 60% had published plans for education to recover, suggesting it was not yet being taken seriously enough.
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