School Districts Share Resources In Wake Of U.S. Capitol Riot

BURLINGTON, MA — Local school districts shared resources for talking to children about violence Wednesday night after pro-Trump rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol.

Leaders from both Burlington and Wilmington Public Schools shared a resource from the National Association of School Psychologists providing guidance to parents and teachers for when children are concerned about their safety.

"In the wake of today's extremely troubling events in Washington we recognize many of our students may raise concerns or questions around their own safety and security," Wilmington Superintendent Glenn Brand said on Twitter. "Work has begun in assembling resources for both our educators & caregivers to help support our youth."

"Given the violent events that have happened in Washington D.C. today, we wanted to share the resource below from the National Association of School Psychologists," Burlington Public Schools said.

The National Association of School Psychologists resource encourages parents and teachers to "reaffirm safety," "make time to talk," "keep explanations developmentally appropriate,""review safety procedures," "observe children's emotional state" and "maintain a normal routine."

The Wednesday afternoon riot produced stunning images of chaos. Four people died — including one woman who was shot by Capitol police — and by Thursday morning 52 people had been arrested.

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