National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement

Template Letters for Parents, Students and Staff During Times of Loss

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To assist in times of need, the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has created templates of letters so notification statements can be quickly and easily prepared during times of loss.

You can download these template letters in Microsft Word format, so they can be edited to suit your needs. They are also posted in portable document format (.pdf).

  • Sample Letter Parents: Word (26k) | .pdf (10k)
  • Sample Information Students: Word (25k) | .pdf (9k)
  • Sample Letter Staff: Word (28k) | .pdf (10k)

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