Critical/ Tragic   Incidents/Crisis Intervention/Aftermath Support

Schools and school districts often deal with sudden incidents such as accidents, serious illness, violence or abuse that can necessitate an immediate response. This section of the framework addresses this type of support service needed by schools to respond to such critical incidents.

Explanations (Summaries, Articles)

• National Education Service. Containing Crisis: A Guide to Managing School Incidents
• National School Safety Center. School Crisis Management: A Hands-On Guide to Training Crisis Response Teams
• Batsis TM, (1994). Crisis Management in Catholic Schools
• Présence policiere dans les établissements scolaires
• School Safety and Violence Prevention Office. Crisis Management and Response.

Evidence (Reports, Research Reviews, Major Case Studies)

• "Appendix C: Programs for Addressing School Violence" found in Day DM, Golench CA, MacDougal J, Beals-Gonzalz CA (1995). School-based Violence Prevention in Canada: Results of a National Survey of Policies and Programs, Department of Justice, Canada
• Gill W, Frierson S, (1995). Resolving the Conflict Maze in Secondary School

Examples (Canadian and Other Examples)

• London Board of Education. 65 Friendly Lessons on Violence Prevention
  

Resources

-Planning Guides

• National Education Service. Containing Crisis: A Guide to Managing School Incidents
• Resources on Crisis Intervention
• School Safety and Violence Prevention Office. Crisis Management and Response.
• Government of New Brunswick. Keeping Our Schools Safe: A Protocol for Violence Prevention and Crisis Response in New Brunswick Schools.

-Programs and Materials

-Policy Examples

• Department of Education, New Brunswick. Keeping Our Schools Safe: A Protocol for Violence Prevention and Crisis Response in New Brunswick Schools.