Renowned Professor Steven Marans, MSA, Ph.D., director of the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence/Childhood Violent Trauma Center at Yale University's Child Study Center, a colleague of St. Brigid-St. Augustine Partnership School's Principal Rebecca Goddard; counseled SBSAS' faculty on how to identify the warning signs of emotionally at-risk students.
In light of the recent traumatic events impacting children in Bridgeport and West Hartford, Professor Marans stated, "School leaders everywhere should pay close attention to what students are talking about in the hallways or on the playground."
Goddard added, "As a retired New Haven police lieutenant, I know first-hand the impact violence has on young children. In an effort to be proactive I felt it was necessary to equip our staff with the skills necessary to handle these kinds of scenarios should they occur."
St. Brigid-St. Augustine Partnership School located in West Hartford is a full-time faith-based educational program committed to serving the needs of students in pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade. Students at SBSAS come from multiple towns surrounding West Hartford, and together they celebrate 205 years of strong academics, Catholic values, and enriched cultural-diversity. For more information call: (860) 561-2130, ext. 106.
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