Back to School 2011
Returning Bernards Students Will Study 9/11 as Part of Curriculum
Ridge High School will observe a moment of silence in honor of Sept. 11, 2001 and its victims at about 8:20 a.m. on Monday.
Bernards Township students had only been back in school for two full days before the 10th anniversary of 9/11 on Sunday, and so had little time to address the subject. On Monday, Ridge High School — where some of the students lost parents or other relatives in the terror attack a decade earlier — will observe a moment of silence to honor those victims and recall 9/11, said Kristin Fox, K-12 social studies supervisor for the Bernards Township school system. The observation will take place at about 8:20 a.m., before the start of second period, Fox said. Curricular topics related to 9/11 are found throughout the social studies curriculum at the secondary level., Fox said. "The district will be commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11 in …
Pamela A Mackey
6:42 am on Monday, September 12, 2011
Just as importantl, I hope our children are learning preparedness skills during National Preparedness Month.. Prepare, plan, keep informed. Do our children have go bags at school? Are these ideas reinforced? more ›