Message from your AEA President May 25, 2022

Members,

I am angry and sad. It’s unacceptable that teaching in the wake of school shootings is our reality in education. Whatever you do today and for the remainder of the week, I hope that you take care of yourself.

NEA Resources

I also found this resource from LiberatED SEL to be helpful in the initial stage of processing a school shooting. The last slide has links to resources. I pasted them below to make them easier to access.

Resources to Talk with Children & Families About Violence & Mass Shootings

15 tips for talking with children about violence by Colorín Colorado (multilingual tips provided)
Empowering Young People in the Aftermath of Hate – What educators and family members can do by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in English and en español
How to talk to kids about school shootings–Picture books that help by Books for Littles
How to talk to kids about shootings by Common Sense Media
Talking to kids about violence: Tips for parents and teachers by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)

Linnea Reed-Ellis

President, Aurora Education Association

Pronouns: she/ her

Cell: 720-253-8092

Office: 303-696-6265

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