School District 43 will be putting together a list of resources for parents to help them discuss the issues surrounding the death of Amanda Todd and sending a letter home with students.
"We want to be very thoughtful about this," said Cheryl Quinton, a school district spokesperson.
Across the district, teachers and counsellors have been either talking in class about Todd's Oct. 10 suicide or holding separate conversations with students who have concerns about her death and the issues of cyberbullying, according to counsellors and teachers contacted by The Tri-City News.
At Port Moody secondary school, many staff and students wore pink on Monday as an anti-bullying message in support of Todd and more were expected to wear pink or purple, or don purple hearts with anti-bullying messages on Thursday in an event organized by the school's Straight-Gay Alliance.
Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart, meanwhile, expressed his condolences to Todd's family at a council meeting Monday and pledged to work with the school board and other agencies "to make our community safe for everyone."
Wearing a pink shirt and tie, in an acknowledgment of anti-bullying day, Stewart said: "The community lost a life far to young."
It was also noted that an Oct. 24 anti-bullying workshop at Terry Fox may be required to have overflow space to handle the anticipated crowd.
- with files from Janis Warren
