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Discussing Challenging Topics with Students
This webpage contains a variety of resources, including many that FUHSD has previously shared with families, to help facilitate conversations about difficult topics.
Anti-Racism Resources
- Center for Racial Justice in Education
- How to Be an Antiracist Educator
- 5 Ways to Show Up for Racial Justice Today
- ADL Student Toolkit on Responding to Hate
- Stop AAPI Hate
- Japanese American Citizens League Responding to Hate
- Addressing Anti-Asian Bias (Learning for Justice/Southern Poverty Law Center)
- FUHSD Board Resolution: Condemning Violence Against Asian Americans (March 2021)
- FUHSD Board Resolution: Denouncing Racism and Racial Discrimination, and Supporting Black Students and All Students of Color (July 2020)
- FUHSD Board Resolution: Denouncing Xenophobia and Anti-Asian Sentiment Arising Due to Fears of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Affirming its Commitment to the Well-Being and Safety of Asian American Communities (May 2020)
Talking to Young People about Violence
- Talking to Children About Violence (National Association of School Psychologists - NASP)
- Parent Tips for School Aged Children (The National Child Traumatic Stress Network - NCTSN)
- Safe Schools Planning (CDE)
- Five tips to help children cope with a national tragedy - OCDE Newsroom
- Parent Guidelines for helping youth after a shooting - National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- How to Talk to Kids About Violence, Crime and War - Common Sense Media
Talking to Young People about Death/Addressing Grief
- Addressing Grief (National Association of School Psychologists - NASP)
- Tips For Talking To Kids About Death (NPR)
- The Do's and Dont's of Talking to Children about Death (Psychology Today)
Immigration Resources
- FUHSD Board Resolution: Reaffirming Support for Equal Access to Education for all Children and Families Regardless of Immigration Status (Jan. 2025)
- Santa Clara County Office of Education Safe Schools and Resources for Immigrant Resources webpage
- Governor's Office Immigration for California Families webpage
- Know Your Rights Workshops hosted by Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County