Communicating Celebrations and Student Tragedies with Josh Burnett

EPISODE: 75

A topic that every school communicator will deal with at some point is the death of a student or staff member. No matter what the cause of death may be, you might be wondering if you should share anything on social media. Listen in to a thoughtful perspective from Josh Burnette, who dealt with three different tragedies in three different ways on social media during 2021.

IN THIS EPISODE, JOSH SHARES:

His unique path into school communications, which included seven years in the ministry
How he has used social media to communicate when student deaths have occurred
What is the most important response he looks for when sharing tragic news
How he stays on top of his many job responsibilities as a one-person communications department in a school of over 11,500 students.

SPECIAL GUEST

Josh Burnett

Communications Coordinator

Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation, Indiana

Email: burnettj@bcsc.k12.in.us

School Website: https://www.bcscschools.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bcscschools/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BCSCSchools

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bcscschools

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcscschools/

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