Responding to tragedy: Resources for parents - Sacramento City Unified School District

Responding to tragedy: Resources for parents - Sacramento City Unified School District:

Responding to tragedy: Resources for parents

Tonight, our thoughts are with the families in Newton, Connecticut who endured a terrible a tragedy today. I want to reassure all of our parents that nothing is more important than the safety and security of our students and staff.

Over the weekend, your child may have questions about this event, which is likely to dominate the news and the social media for many days to come. Resources to help parents and students at this difficult time can be found linked in the sidebar.

I would also like to reassure parents that our school staffs are trained to recognize students who many need additional support in understanding or coping with a tragedy of this magnitude and will be ready to assist on Monday.

As a parent myself, I know that it can be hard to find the right way to talk about something as awful as this with your kids. We hope that these resources, along with the support of the entire SCUSD family, can help you through this difficult time.

Thank you,

Superintendent Jonathan Raymond

Talking to your child about shootings

Tips and Resources for Teachers and parents

CA Dept of Edu: Coping with Tragedy

National Association of School Psychologists ( NASP)