Critical Incident Manual - Ministry of Education

Guidelines for Developing a Critical Incident Management Plan for a Safe School EnvironmentIncident: ShootingsPotential OutcomesPhysical injury or death.Pre-plan Action• Search students regularly where there is convincing suspicion, but follow the correctprocedure in doing this.• Negotiate with the police in that area or the Community Relations Department to giveregular talks to students that exhibit violent tendencies.• Establish and maintain zero tolerance of any form of shooting game or fire crackersbeing taken to schools; follow the rules of the school concerning this matter.• Post security personnel at strategic points in the school.• Stay away from the fences and the gate area during school.• If there are open areas that are not properly fenced or secured, make them out ofbounds to the students for security purposes.Immediate Action• Searches are best conducted by two or more persons;• Confiscate and hand over to the police any instrument that looks like a weapon,whether real or home-made.• Seek medical attention for the injured.• Initiate disciplinary or legal action.Follow-up Action• Seek immediate medical and/or psychological assistance for those affected.• Refer student to PASS.• Document the incident and submit report to the relevant authorities.Ministry of Education 2008 / 59