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Thanks for using the Community Tool Box and reaching out to us with a question. We are not aware of a database available to other researchers for individual experiences directly related to your topic of school closings. Access to datasets that other researchers have collected is available in some cases. For an example see the National Institutes of Health (NIH): http://libguides.gwumc.edu/NIHcompliance.  If you have not already read the following chapters in the Community Tool Box, you may find these helpful in your search for accessing previously collected/archival data. Good luck with your project. 

1. CHAPTER 37, SECTION 7. COLLECTING AND USING ARCHIVAL DATA - MAIN SECTION
   ... how to use existing information, both archival and secondary data, which can be much easier than collecting the data yourself. ... on pregnancy rates for the state and county collected by the Public Health Service, but none at the community level, and none that separate ...
2. CHAPTER 3, SECTION 19. USING PUBLIC RECORDS AND ARCHIVAL DATA - MAIN SECTION
   ... Learn how to utilize public records and available data to gain community insight on history, demographics, and issues. ...