Coping With Tragedy & Violence

For all parents, knowing how to handle your school children’s responses to a community tragedy can be anxiety provoking. “We worry about saying too much or too little, about not having enough information, about saying the wrong thing.” (Evans & Kline)

Below are some resources to help in times of crisis, including articles, websites, and developmental expectations for children coping with tragedies. Developed just for the Sudbury Public Schools crisis response to recent tragedies, included below is the letter of guidelines for parents that were sent when needed in the past few years.