Resources for Teachers

Although this entire site is designed for teachers, this specific portion contains materials written to teachers about grief in the classroom. This tab has strategies and scripts for addressing grief in schools.

Talking to Students About GriefSupporting students in times of loss is less about finding the right words and more about validating what they choose to share.

5 Tips for Supporting Grieving StudentsChris Park of the New York Life Foundation and Dr. David Schonfeld of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement offer five tips to help teachers deal with grieving students.

Addressing Grief: Tips for Teachers and AdministratorsSchool-based support and increased understanding are essential when a student experiences the death of a friend or loved one.

10 Ways to support children’s grief in the classroomAre you a teacher, school administrator or school support personnel? If so, think back over the past three years. How many times has a…

CopingW_Death_StudentOrStaff.pdf

US Department of Education

Coping with the Death of a Student or Staff Member

Education Corner

How to Handle the Death of a Student

This source provides suggestions for teachers from how to address the death to what to do with the empty seat.

Script to Help Teachers Announce a Death to Their Students

TeacherscriptandResources.docx

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