Critical Incident Manual - Ministry of Education

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Guidelines for Developing a Critical Incident Management Plan for a Safe School EnvironmentFollow-up Action• Ensure the victim is safe and not at risk of a recurrence.• If the victim reports the crime weeks later, find out what motivated the victim toreport the case at this time.• Try to restore calm to the victim and remove the victim from anything that wouldremind the victim of the incident.• The clothes the victim was wearing at the time of the incident should be safely putaway, as evidence. This includes undergarments.• Rape should be reported to the Centre of Investigation for Sexual Offences.• Victims of rape need to see professional counsellors and should stay in therapy untilthe sessions terminated by the therapist.Ministry of Education 2007 / 76
Guidelines for Developing a Critical Incident Management Plan for a Safe School EnvironmentIncident: Bomb ThreatsPotential OutcomesBombing, fire death of individuals, demolition of building, no bombing.Pre-plan Action• The school community should avoid conflicts with external gangs.• The school and the community in which it is located should try to maintain anamicable relationship.• Practice bomb threat drills regularly.• If there is an active bomb threat, students and staff should desist from using cellphones.• If threats are repeated within a short time, leave the area vacant for a while.NB. BOMBING MAY OCCUR WITHOUT WARNINGImmediate Action• Call the police and bomb squad.• Assess the situation. All threats should be taken seriously.• Vacate building orderly and immediately.• If a suspicious object is found, do not handle it.• Do not allow cell phones to be used.Follow-up Action• Prepare media release.• Prepare letter to parents.• Conduct or facilitate appropriate follow-up investigation.• Conduct debriefing with CIMT.• Document incident and report to MOE.Ministry of Education 2008 / 77
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