Status of school closures in Iceland during the pandemic
Early childhood education: Open.
Primary school: Closed from March 2021–April 2021.
Secondary school: Closed from March–May 2020 and March– April 2021.
Higher education: Closed from March–May 2020 and March–April 2021 (Norlén, Gassen, & Randall, 2022).
During the spring of 2020, ordinary education at schools was interrupted. The government-imposed restrictions on the number of pupils allowed to be in the same classroom. Pupils were no longer allowed to mix with other students in other classes and were prohibited from using cafeterias. Extensive restrictions on people’s right to meet were introduced from March 2020. Most schools partially switched to online teaching. The restrictions lasted until May 2021 when pupils were again allowed to return to school (Helfer, Aapola-Kari, & Trane, 2023), (Norlén, Gassen, & Randall, 2022).