Crisis Response

An emergency or crisis often presents itself with little time for preparation in responding.
These resources can help give direction and guidance in proven and appropriate response.

Death of a student, faculty or parent

Death of a student, faculty member, or parent by accident, illness, or suicide.  Each is handled somewhat differently.

Memorials

Having a Memorial Policy in place prior to a tragic event is important.  If that isn't the case, make plans for temporary memorials, delay plans for permanent memorials; statements like, "Not everyone is ready to start thinking about memorials yet. I'll write your suggestion down and when everyone has had more time, we'll talk about it."

Memorials: Special Considerations When Memorializing an Incident.  From PREPARE

Suicide

Specific Suicide Resources:
     After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools

School Crisis Policies

No sense reinventing the wheel.  These policies have been shared at conferences or online.

See Some Examples