Talking to kids about COVID-19: NC PTA shares online resources for families
Officials from the North Carolina PTA have shared a list of resources to help keep parents informed as NC schools address the growing outbreak.
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Officials from the North Carolina PTA have shared a list of resources to help keep parents informed as NC schools address the growing outbreak.
School districts across the state are developing important information, resources and procedures for how schools should handle coronavirus concerns, and are informing and educating school communities about how to respond in the event that students or families are forced to confront the disease directly.
"The health, safety, and well-being of the children and their families across North Carolina is our main priority, so we have provided the following valuable resources to help parents stay informed," the group writes in a Thursday, March 12 press release:
- Resources on how parents may talk to their children in various languages from the National Association of School Psychologists.
- FAQs about coronavirus from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- School guidance on coronavirus from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
- Ways to Stay Healthy to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
- FAQ about the coronavirus from the Center for Disease Control.
- More resources from the NC Division of Public Health.
- Timely information pertaining to schools from the Department of Public Instruction.
- USDA program to continue school meal service while schools are temporarily closed due to coronavirus.
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