Dear Parents,
It has been a most difficult week at TIS as we come to terms with the tragic passing of our student, Matthew Campbell. His death has impacted all of us and it is important that we continue to support his mother, his family and each other during this very difficult time.
As a parent, you may want to talk to your child. The death may affect your child in a number of different ways. In the days and weeks ahead, your child may have questions and concerns relating to Matthew’s passing and may require your support at home as well as our continued support here at school as they work through their feelings and grief. If you have any concerns regarding your child’s reaction to this loss or you are witnessing unusual behaviour, please connect with your child’s teacher or our team of counselors so that the School can be aware of the needs.
Mrs. Campbell has requested to hold a memorial service for Matthew. This will be held off-campus. Details of the service will be provided in due course. In addition, the School is accepting any donations that individuals wish to make to help support Mrs. Campbell and her family through their bereavement. All donations will go directly to the family. Donations will be accepted until June 20th and can be dropped off in the designated box at the main reception office in the North Wing during school hours.
I would like to give praise to our School counselors/ psychologists, the on-site counselors from Caritas and staff from DSEJ who in conjunction with our Crisis Response Team responded quickly to implement a plan in providing support for Mrs. Campbell, our staff and students. I would also like to thank our Crisis Response Team who continue to provide support to all our students and staff. Counsellors, teachers and other support personnel have been and will continue to be available to students, teachers and parents on an ongoing basis.
Lastly, I would like to thank the TIS community for their support and respecting the privacy of the family. This is an amazing school community.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at mark.lockwood@tis.edu.mo.
Sincerely,
Mark Lockwood
Head of School
2020年5月28日
致親愛的家長：
這是個困難的一週。我們不得不接受本校學生Matthew Campbell不幸離世的事實，他的離世深深衝擊了我們每一個人。儘管如此，我們仍十分重視在這個艱難的時刻為他的母親、家人給予支持。
作為父母，您或許想與孩子談論這個悲傷的事件。對於孩子而言，死亡事件可能會對他們造成多方面的影響，未來幾週可能會對Matthew的離世感到疑問或擔憂，當他們在努力克服情感和悲傷的同時，或需要家長及學校的支持。若您對孩子在這件事的情感處理上有任何困擔，或目睹不尋常行為時，請與孩子的班主任或學校輔導處聯絡，以便學校進一步了解孩子的需要。
Campbell夫人稍後會在校外為Matthew舉行追悼會，學校會在近期公佈詳情。此外，學校接受任何人的捐款，以幫助Campbell夫人及其家人度過喪親之痛。學校收得的所有捐款會全數捐給Campbell家庭。捐款截止日期為2020年6月20日，有意捐款的人士可於學校開放時間，將款項投入北翼辦公室的收款箱內。
本人祈藉此讚揚學校輔導處職員／心理學家、明愛社工以及教青局人員，他們在這段時間與危機應變小組迅速地處理事件，為Campbell夫人、學校職員以及學生提供協助。除此之外，我還要感激危險應變小組為職員和學生持續提供的支援。學校的輔導員、教師及其他職員會一直為學生、老師以及家長提供輔導服務。
最後，本人非常感激大家對家庭私隐的尊重， 對學校的支持，感謝您們一同構建這所優質學校。
若您有任何疑問或顧慮，請直接透過電郵與本人聯絡 mark.lockwood@tis.edu.mo
祝安，
Mark Lockwood
學校負責人