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 Critical Incident Policy

Adopted by the School Board of Management  

 Scoil San Nioclás Windgap

Co. Kilkenny

Tel. 051-648321                                                          



e-mail windgapns@eircom.net  

 
Principal:                      Margaret Lowry

 

Deputy Principal:          Deirdre O’Shea  

 

  Critical Incident Policy

 
Definition

A critical incident is an incident or sequence of events that overwhelms the normal coping mechanisms of the school and disrupts the running of the school.

 

Where a situation occurs that is considered by the Critical Incident Team as critical, the procedure outlined in this document will be implemented.

 

 

Members of the Critical Incident Management Team

 

Team Leader:  Margaret Lowry or, in her absence, Deirdre O’Shea

Role

¨      Decision maker

¨      Alerts team members of Critical Incident

¨      Convenes meeting

¨      Co-ordinates tasks for team

¨      Keeps in touch with all team members

¨      Communicates with Board of Management & N.E.P.S

¨      Liaises with bereaved family

 

Staff Liaison Officer: Deirdre O’Shea

Role

¨      Convenes meeting of teachers

¨      Outlines the facts

¨      Identifies vulnerable students

¨      Plans routine for day

¨      The Staff Liaison Officer will be free of class duties at this time to fulfill her role

 

 

Student Liaison Officer: Carmel Smith

Role

¨      Identifies vulnerable students and alerts staff to these students

¨      Organises counselling

¨      Liaises with teachers and parents about students

 

 

 

Parent Liaison Officer:   Margaret Lowry/ Deirdre O’Shea

Role

¨      Meets individual parents

¨      Liaises with parents of deceased

¨      Convenes a meeting for parents to outline help available if symptoms of trauma persist after a number of months.



Community Liaison Officer: Ann Malone

Role

¨      Networks with community groups (i.e GAA, parish committee)

¨      Co-ordinates community involvement (choir, guard of honour)

¨      Keeps records of involvement with community groups

¨      Updatse team members

 

Media Liaison Officer: Carmel Smith & Margaret Lowry

Rôle

¨      Organise press release

¨      State the facts simply and briefly

¨      What has been done and what is going to be done

¨      Only person to speak to the media will be Team Leader

¨      Inform  DES Communications office.

 

What to do when an incident occurs

 

Short term Actions (1st 24 hours)

¨      Gather accurate information

¨      Contact appropriate agencies

¨      Convene a meeting with Critical Incident Team

¨      Arrange supervision of students

¨      Hold a staff meeting

¨      Organize timetable for the day

¨      Inform parents

¨      Inform students

¨      Make contact with bereaved family

¨      Deal with the media

¨      Identify high risk students and what supports are available

 

Medium Term Actions (2nd & 3rd Day)

¨      Review the events of first 24 hours

¨      Arrange support for students/parents

¨      Plan for re-integration of student/staff

¨      Plan visit to injured

¨      Liaise with family re: funeral

¨      Attendance and participation at funeral

¨      School closure

 

Longer Term Actions (couple of weeks later)

¨      Monitor students

¨      Evaluate response and amend plan

¨      Formalize plan

¨      Inform new staff / new school (secondary school) /new pupils of incident

¨      Anniversaries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMERGENCY CONTACT LIST

 

Garda

056-772422    (Thomastown)

087-84852400 (Kilmoganny)

 

Ambulance

 

999 or 112  (mobile)

 

Fire Brigade

999 or 112  (mobile)

 

Hospital (St Lukes)

056-7751133

 

Local GPs

051-648007 (Dr Crowley)

056-7725237  (Drs. Ryan/Sharkey)

 

Health Board/Child and Family Centre

056-7784600    (James Green)

 

Chairperson of the Board of Management

087-2147787 (mobile)

051-648919 (Kathleen Moran)

 

School Inspector

Gerard Quirke 087-2509773

 

DES – Communications Unit

01-8892388

 

NEPS Psychologist

Mary Conroy       (Co-ordinator) 01-2962142

Peader Crowley (Regional Dir.) 021-4536360

 

 INTO

01-8047700

 

Clergy/Pastoral Care

087-2257498 (Fr. Flavin)

 

Local counseling services



Regional Suicide Office

Regional suicide Resource Office

St Patrick’s Hospital, Waterford.          

 051-874013

 

USEFUL CONTACT NUMBERS

 

 

Barnados

 

 

01-4530355

 

The Samaritans

 

 

1850 609090

 

Childline

 

 

1800 666666

 

Parentline

 

 

1890 927277

 

Aware

 

01-6766166

1890 303302


National Suicide Bereavement Support Network


024-95561

 

Rainbows

7734175

 

The Bereavement Counselling Service - Dublin

01-8391766

Bereavement Counselling Service

01-6767727

 

 

http://homepage.eircom.net~nsbsn  website for people bereaved by suicide, list support groups.