A death at school: What school leaders should do

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CHRISTOPHER GARRAN (Christopher_S_Garran{at}mcpsmd.org) is associate superintendent for high schools for Montgomery County (Md.) Public Schools. He was principal of Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, Md., from 2004 to 2011. Abstract All school leaders at some point will find themselves confronted by the need to shepherd their school communities through emotionally draining experiences. Death requires school leaders to act with compassion, care, and awareness that they are modeling for young people how to grieve. Few better examples of servant leadership exist. Communication and crisis leadership are key tasks leaders will face, so are decisions about temporary and permanent memorials and scholarship funds.

© 2013. « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article Phi Delta Kappan December 2013/January 2014 vol. 95 no. 4 18-22 » AbstractFree Full Text Full Text (PDF) Classifications WHEN THE UNTHINKABLE STRIKES Services Tell a colleague about this article Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Alert me when eletters are published Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in Web of Science Download to citation manager Responses Submit a response No responses published Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via Web of Science Google Scholar Articles by Garran, C. PubMed Articles by Garran, C. Related Content Load related web page information Current Issue April 2014, 95 (7) Alert me to new issues of Phi Delta Kappan ADVERTISE CONTACT US/PERMISSIONS EMAIL ALERTS INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS PDK/GALLUP POLL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDES RSS FEEDS WRITE FOR KAPPAN Copyright © 2014 by PDK International

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