People are reacting to the resolution voted on by the State Board of Education to limit discussions about race, current events and public policy in the classroom.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) Major news events can continue to affect the news cycle for days afterward.
We spoke with experts on how you can talk to your children about troubling televised events.
Hanna Cespedes, a clinical mental health therapist, says children understand what is happening in the world more than we realize.
“Kids know a lot more than we think they know,” said Cespedes. “And they see a lot more than we think they see and they really internalize quite a lot.”
She says parents have a responsibility to love and protect their children. That means having difficult conversations at times.