Unrecognized grief (also called disenfranchised grief) is an emotion experienced when a loss is not socially supported, mourned, or acknowledged (Doka, 1989). Elementary students often experience unrecognized grief when relationships with friends, family, teachers, support professionals, and pets change or end. While these developments are often a normal part of life, elementary students experience grief that may lead to academic or behavioral difficulties in school. The purpose of this article is to review the concept of unrecognized grief experienced by elementary students due to relationship loss and provide school counselors with individual, group, and system-wide strategies.