Legislation now requires NJ schools to teach students about coping with death
The first-of-its-kind law in the U.S. is supposed to help those in grades 8 - 12 deal with the physical and emotional symptoms of losing a loved one, ways of coping and share resources, including group therapy.
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A new law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy now requires all New Jersey schools to teach about dealing with death.
The first-of-its-kind law in the U.S. is supposed to help those in grades 8 - 12 deal with the physical and emotional symptoms of losing a loved one, ways of coping and share resources, including group therapy.
"I think this law can be transformative for young people but also for the state of New Jersey,” said Good Grief director of Learning and Content Strategy Evelynn Moon. “I see this as a first step to starting to break open that stigma of our reluctance to talk about things like loss, grief and death.”
Good Grief has been working with young people through offices in Morristown and Princeton for 20 years.
