Virginia Beach schools receive grant to help grieving students

Pictured: Grief Sensitive Schools Initiative Agent and Ambassador Ashley Twine and Abigail Copland, Norfolk General Office, New York Life, present a grant check for $37,500 to Robert Jamison, Martha Crawford and Ann Chowns, Virginia Beach City Public Schools.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – Virginia Beach City Public Schools has received a $37,500 grant from the Grief-Sensitive Schools Initiative from the New York Life Foundation to develop a support plan for students coping with loss.

The grant complements efforts by the Coalition to Support Students in Fear, a collaborative effort among K-12 organizations to provide care to students who are coping with loss.

Children with unresolved grief can exhibit behavioral problems and poor school performance. Additional resources and training provided by the grant will equip teachers with tools to support students struggling with grief.