Not at all!!! That's too subjective to family rituals, religions, etc. Heck, school counselors are available for the minor stuff, but that's not something I want anyone else teaching my children or butting into. What if a NUT JOB like one of my brothers was in charge of something like that? Geeeeez!!! Schools have enough on their plates, too.

and how old is your child. (elementary)

They do have a unit that we teach and it is during Health class totally seperate from Gym

well, then you should do something about it.
but even if they get 15 mins of aerobic way, thats not bad.

My child has been to two schools. The old school had a student counselor show up once afternoon week. Parents had the option of signing their child up for counseling or not. I signed my child up. I learned that my child was taught different coping mechanisms for dealing with bullies.

At jr. high dances they all stand around in groups talking about the other group. Hardly anyone dances. I stopped helping with them because we had to break up making out so much. They will find any place to make out. Those hormones are raging.

Middle school now. But..it's always been that way. Health class was separate and in the lower grades.

Grieving is a necessary healing process. It's not selfish at all.

I have to agree here its a private matter Not the schools responsibility . Nor the taxpayers.. And as for the gym? hell yes! take it back to the old days when they actually did something called exercise in gym too.

I most agree it isn't selfish...my children will grief the loss of their father forever...they have a hard time when I am not on time for something we have planned. They are blowing my phone up to make sure I am alright.

it doesn't work that way for me. just saying.



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I do not agree that the emotionality of it is the same in all cultures/religions, or the handling of those emotions. People that are raised different can feel and handle things like these in different ways. I feel it would be an infringement upon those by forcing a curriculum upon the matter.

I agree it is a private matter. And for sure no counselor should invade anyone's privacy. In addition, it is a self learned process like in old times everybody were getting a way to deal with it.
But the point is, tragedy happens all of a sudden and don't you think by learning how to deal with it can probably be helpful. Like some people goes really hysteric...

I am not sure if this is considered part of the school curriculum or just a service the school districts provided. 10 years ago when my hubsand passed away. The school principal and guidance counselor were with me when I told my children. They went through both private and school counseling. Being open and communicating with them is very important. The school does play a part and it is good for the children to know that they aren't the only ones who go through grieving. When a classmate dies, my childrens school had annoucements plus counseling available for any student who felt the need. Group discussions also helped.

I think that schools should teach basic COMMON SENSE!!! A relationship course should be included as well as bereavement and how to live off $2 a day.

When I was in elementary school my parents divorced. They notified the school, as they should.

The school took me out of class once a week and stuck me in this trailer off the playground and made me sit in this "divorce group". After talking to my parents and the school, including a few weeks where I had to not speak at all, even when spoken to, toget the attention of the group facilitator.... I finally got let out of said group. I guess it was a thing whereby the school got to see if you needed a referral to counseling.

Funny. I saw my dad more after the divorce than I did before. I helped him move and unpack... it was a good thing in my life. I was angry the school butt in, and my parents supported me.

exactly.

two weeks before school was out last year at my daughters school a girls mother hung herself off their second story balcony...this is a very small county school...everyone knew of it the next day or even that night...it was in the paper and the she was out for 2 weeks...the girl is a totally different person now...the way she dresses to the people that she interacts with...I know this because she connected with my daughter at the beginning of school. Nobody knows what it is like to lose a parent at such a young age until you have been there. Walk a mile in their shoes as the saying goes.

Thanks for sharing. After reading your story, I feel, the school should do it in a right way and may be a little reform in this area is required. However, ruling out the need of counselor shouldn't be an option.

This was over twenty years ago....
I see what they were trying to do... but I think kids should have a voice is all.