This is a qualitative and quantitative research, in which the sample was
made up of 260 teachers from 11 full-time schools in the urban area, in
the municipal education network of Palmas - Tocantins. For the
qualitative stage, ethnographic research was carried out, through a focus
group, with an intersubjective meeting where the interlocutors are in
symmetrical positions, and their traditional hierarchical position is
removed from the researcher. The analyzes were based on Bardin's
Content Analysis. For the quantitative stage, cross-sectional analytical
research was carried out, using a questionnaire. As results of the
qualitative stage, the category Reflections of the pandemic in the school universe was distinguished, from which it was possible to highlight on the
part of the students, a feeling of strangeness with the school environment
upon returning to activities; fear of death/experience of grief; affect on
mental health; the excessive use of screens and the violence that
became part of daily life at school. In the quantitative stage, the
significant increase in violence in the post-pandemic return to the school
environment stands out. It is important to emphasize that the teachers in
the sample had more than five years of teaching experience, a
prerequisite that made it possible to evaluate the school context before
and after the pandemic. The findings signal an urgency to carry out more
research to better understand the impacts of the pandemic not only on
students, but also on teachers and school staff, to develop systematic
actions that make it possible to face and overcome these impacts. We
can NOT ignore or close our eyes, much less individualize complex
issues such as violence and mental health, taking into account issues of
gender, race, economic issues, among others that differentiate affects
and require equitable actions. To achieve this, a multidisciplinary team is
extremely necessary, with psychologists, social workers and other
professionals who are needed to work in a contextualized and
personalized way, on topics such as mental health, quality of life,
interpersonal relationships, culture of peace and mourning. with the
actors from the school scene
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