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

• Immigration Enforcement Actions at California Schools Guide for Students and Families - Know Your Educational Rights (CA Attorney General's Office)
• 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
• County of Santa Clara Immigration Resources
• Know Your Rights Workshops hosted by Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County