Remote Learning Taking a Toll on Teacher Health, Morale Some schools are offering hotlines and virtual options for teacher mental health services, but it hasn’t always been enough for those feeling stressed and hopeless in the face of hardship and wavering public support. Shutterstock/goffkein.pro As millions of Americans have learned to cope with the turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the focus for schools has been on the mental well-being of K-12 students navigating virtual instruction and the hardships associated with the virus. Often overshadowed are the teachers who have faced their own difficulties coping with stressors during the public health crisis.