After Newtown, CT Shooting, District 200 Offers Tips for Talking About Violence
District 200 Superintendent Dr. Brian Harris provides resource for parents to use as they talk to children about violence after a tragic shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, CT.
In the wake of Friday's shooting that killed 26 people at an elementary school and one other person at a secondary scene in Newtown, CT, District 200 Superintendent Dr. Brian Harris issued the following statement with a resource for parents and teachers to use when talking to children about violence: In light of the tragedy that took place in Connecticut today, we want to provide parents with a resource in the event they want to speak to their children about this difficult situation. We have made information available from the National Association of School Psychologists titled, “Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers” on our District website and each school’s website. We hope you will find this useful. If you …
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Jim McMahon
9:57 am on Monday, December 17, 2012
All Americans mourn the loss of these innocent people but now is not the time to overreact because of one crazy person. Our schools are safe but you can't put police in every classroom. Reasonable care and security should always be followed and dist 200 schools do a good job policing our schools. Security can always be improved but you can't guard against every possible threat. The exchange of … more ›