Page Details

• 1 - Response To Any Emergency
• 2 - Staff Responsibilities
• 3 - Tornado
• 4 - Fire
• 5 - Hazardous Material
• 6 - Radiological Incident
• 7 - Assault / Fights
• 8 - Bomb Threat
• 9 - Intruder / Hostage
• 10 - Serious Injury / Death
• 11 - Student Unrest
• 12 - Suicide / Attempt
• 13 - Weapons
• 14 - Emergency Alert Stations (EAS)
• 15 - Crisis Team Members
• 16 - Warning And Notification
• 17 - Lock-Down Procedures
• 18 - Sheltering Procedures
• 19 - Evacuation / Relocation Centers
• 20 - Media Procedures
• 21 - Emergency Phone Numbers
• 22 - Additional Resources

Suicide / Attempt

SUICIDE ATTEMPT IN SCHOOL

• Verify information.
• Call 911, if person requires medical attention, has a weapon or needs to be restrained.
• Notify school psychologist/counselor, Principal and Child Mental Health at _________________ or Suicide Prevention at _________________.
• Principal calls Superintendent and parent(s) or guardian(s) if suicidal person is student. Principal may schedule meeting with parents and school psychologist/counselor to determine course of action.
• Calm suicidal person.
• Try to isolate suicidal person from other students.
• Ask suicidal person to sign a “no suicide contract”.
• Stay with person until counselor/suicide intervention arrives. Do not leave suicidal person alone.
• Determine method of notifying staff, students and parents. Hold daily staff debriefings before and after normal operating hours as needed.
• Activate school crisis team to implement post-crisis intervention (see next column). Determine level of intervention.

SUICIDAL DEATH/SERIOUS INJURY

• Verify information.
• Activate school crisis team.
• Principal notifies Superintendent.
• Notify staff in advance of next school day following suicide or attempted suicide.
• Determine method of notifying students and parents. Do not mention “suicide” or details about death in notification. Do not hold memorials or make death appear heroic. Protect privacy of family.
• Implement post-crisis intervention.

POST-CRISIS INTERVENTION

• Meet with school counseling staff and Child Mental Health at ____________________________ to determine the level of intervention for staff and students.
• Designate rooms as private counseling areas.
• Escort siblings and close friends and other “highly stressed” students to counselors.
• Assess stress level of staff. Recommend counseling to overly stressed staff.
• Refer media to the school Public Relations Department at ____________________________. Do not let media question students or staff.
• Follow-up with students and staff who received counseling.
• Resume normal routine as soon as possible.