Critical Incident Manual - Ministry of Education

Guidelines for Developing a Critical Incident Management Plan for a Safe School EnvironmentCreditsMinistry of EducationCaenwood Centre37 Arnold RoadKingston 4Guidelines for Developing a Critical Incident Management Plan for a Safe SchoolEnvironment © Ministry of Education 2007. This edition published in 2007.All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, includingphotocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transientlyor incidentally to some other use of this publication, without the written permission of thecopyright holder, except in accordance with the provisions of Jamaica’s Copyright Act 1993.Application for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of thispublication should be addressed to:The Permanent SecretaryMinistry of Education2 – 4 National Heroes CircleKingston 4AcknowledgementsWritten with contributions from:Dr Monica Holness, Assistant Chief Education Officer, Guidance and Counselling Unit.Mrs Antoinette Brooks, Senior Education Officer, Guidance and Counselling Unit.Miss Olive Gallimore, Education Officer, Region 5.Dr Deloris Brissett, former ACEO, Guidance and Counselling Unit.Mrs Janilee Abrikian, General Manager, Peace and Love in Society (PALS).Miss Racquel McCarthy.Editing by Dr. Monica Holness and Mrs. Janilee Abrikian.Additional editing, design and layout by Media Services Unit, Ministry of Education,Caenwood Centre, 37 Arnold Road, Kingston 4.Printed and bound in Jamaica by Expedite Printers.Ministry of Education 2008 / 3