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These guidelines are designed to help school administrators, teachers, and crisis team members respond to the needs of students and staff after a loss has impacted the school environment, such as after the death of a student or staff member or when deaths occur that affect many people in the community.
Early childhood educators can help children learn these concepts prior to a personal loss through classroom discussions, such as responding to naturally occurring deaths of classroom pets or dead animals found in nature.
On December 14, 2012, a mass shooting occurred at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, United States. The perpetrator, 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people. Twenty of the victims were children between six and seven years old, and the other six were adult staff members.
Teachers have important roles in the lives of children and, when they are suddenly absent for a long period from school, a child suffers a loss. It is helpful to explain to a child if a teacher is leaving due to changing schools, classrooms, or even leaving the job altogether.
3 sept. 2021 · About Principal Roy Mathews, his voice gone from the morning announcements at Bainbridge High School in Georgia. About Norma Reyes, a paraprofessional whose hands-on support for kids...
25 mai 2022 · The two adults who died were both teachers - Irma Garcia and Eva Mireles. According to the school district's website, Mrs Garcia is a mother-of-four and had been a teacher for 23 years.
David J. Schonfeld. Whether you teach in a nature preschool or not, questions about death are likely to arise—and some children will experience losses (family members, friends, pets) and go through the grieving process while they are in your classroom.
