The phrase "affecting thousands of children" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation, event, or issue that has an impact on a large number of children.
Example: "The recent policy changes are affecting thousands of children across the country, leading to widespread concern among parents and educators."
Alternatives: "impacting thousands of children" or "influencing thousands of children".
Parents are initiating legal action against the government over multimillion-pound cuts to special needs funding in England, amid warnings of "a national crisis" affecting thousands of children with disabilities across the country.
Local schools remained shut on Tuesday, affecting thousands of children.
We call for the government to take action to mitigate a growing crisis affecting thousands of children, young people and families across the UK.
Nodding syndrome (NS) is a poorly understood neurological disorder affecting thousands of children in Africa.
Crops have been destroyed in Mangochi, Phalombe and Nsanje districts, while over 20 schools have been disrupted, affecting thousands of children.
The researchers created a sophisticated data system that combined information not just from the Philadelphia public schools but from a range of social service agencies and other public sources, to examine the risks and factors that affected thousands of children, even dating back to before they were born.
The diseases that cord blood treats are not very common, so the chances of any given child developing them are low — but worldwide they affect millions of children.
Through their statements, several delegations expressed their agreement that focusing on the poorest and most vulnerable must be at the core of the post-2015 development agenda, and that it is an effective path to breaking the intergenerational cycle of inequity that affects millions of children around the world.
Last month, U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw in California issued a 14-page ruling expanding the class definition in the suit and affecting thousands of other children following revelations that the government had been separating families since July 2017 — long before the zero-tolerance policy was announced.
This malaise is emerging against a backdrop of a slowing economy, a scandal affecting hundreds of thousands of children's vaccines, the continued challenges of cleaning China's air and water and providing food safety, and an aging population.
