Most schools will have a solid appreciation of the typical elements of a Critical Incident Management Plan (CIMP) for implementation in the school environment and will have documented and implemented at least some aspects of a CIMP appropriate for their circumstances.

This paper is confined to the basics of what needs to be known and what needs to be done when a CI occurs, with an emphasis upon legal, rather than “people focused”, issues.

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