Oak Forest Schools Ready for Students' Questions on Sandy Hook
Oak Forest schools in the Arbor Park and Forest Ride Elementary school districts are ready and have staff prepped to discuss the Newtown, Conn. shootings with students, staff, faculty and families.
Following the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., parents across the country wondered how and if they should talk about the events of Sandy Hook Elementary School. Oak Forest school administrators are doing the same and have staff poised to tackle any of the students' concerns, questions or fears. Forest Ridge School District 142 Superintendent Margaret Longo said the district always has counselors and psychiatrists present at district schools, available for students to express what might be weighing on their minds. She added that the district schools have been in constant contact with families throughout the weekend. “Our parents have done a tremendous job handling the situation,” Longo said. “We did send an email out to families over the …
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Dave
12:10 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Now I agree with you there Michael on this. Political viewpoints of instructors should NOT be what is discussed because I disagreed with over 3/4 of my teachers on politics. Things that should be discussed is on a as needed request, not as a mandated type of discussion. Mandated discussions should be safety procedures of what to do when, where, and how which should be objective and not subjective… more ›