darkeyesredshoes
Shiny_Rock
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- Apr 15, 2007
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I am an elementary school teacher, and today I found out that one of my students passed away. I was her most recent teacher and am heartbroken.
I found out from a parent of one of my other students, and I told her that I would take care of contacting the school. I called my principal and she is going to handle letting the teachers know.
This has never happened to me before, and I''m at a loss for what to do. I will attend the services when I find out where and when they''ll be, and my dad (another teacher) recommended that the principal and I visit the family if they are open to it.
What do I do? Has this happened to anybody else? It''s summer vacation - which will probably make the news less traumatic but also less real for the other students, as they are very young - but I''m not sure how else I can support my students and their families. I have a very good relationship with the family, but I don''t want to overstep during such a horrible time.
Teachers, has this ever happened to you? What did you do? Parents, what would you want the teacher to do?
I found out from a parent of one of my other students, and I told her that I would take care of contacting the school. I called my principal and she is going to handle letting the teachers know.
This has never happened to me before, and I''m at a loss for what to do. I will attend the services when I find out where and when they''ll be, and my dad (another teacher) recommended that the principal and I visit the family if they are open to it.
What do I do? Has this happened to anybody else? It''s summer vacation - which will probably make the news less traumatic but also less real for the other students, as they are very young - but I''m not sure how else I can support my students and their families. I have a very good relationship with the family, but I don''t want to overstep during such a horrible time.
Teachers, has this ever happened to you? What did you do? Parents, what would you want the teacher to do?