Appendix (Samples & Resources)

Informing Teachers

Stand-up Meeting announcement: Student death (sample)

Stand-up Meeting communication: Student death by suicide (sample)

Stand-up Meeting Handout (sample)

Classroom scripts

Classroom Script: Student family member death sample (elementary)

Classroom Script: Student death sample (elementary)

Classroom Script: Student death sample (secondary)

Classroom Script: Student death  sample (any age)

Classroom Script: Student death by suicide sample

Front office script

Script for Front Office staff sample

Letters to families

Sample letter: Staff death

Sample letter: Student death (version 1)

Sample letter: Student death (version 2)

Sample letter: Student death by suicide (version 1)

Sample letter: Student death by suicide (version 2)

Reference Documents

Common Student Reactions

Crisis Factors & Response Levels

Roles & Responsibilities

Evaluation of Crisis Response 

Evaluation of Crisis Intervention 

Helpful Handouts

Infographic: Addressing Grief in Children

Tips for Teachers and Administrators:  Addressing Grief

Tips for Parents:  Addressing Grief & Loss

Grief Reactions in Students

Books for Children dealing with Grief and Loss

Supporting Your Students after Crisis/Tragedy

Addressing Student Questions about Suicide

Resources for Suicide-Loss Survivors