Crisis Management
What Is a Crisis?
A crisis is an unstable or crucial time or state of affairs in which a decisive change is impending, especially one with the distinct possibility of an unpredictable and highly undesirable outcome.
A crisis can be any situation where schools could face inadequate information, not enough time, and insufficient resources, but in which leaders must make one or many crucial decisions. Crises certainly range in scope and intensity:
- Events can affect a single student or impact the entire community.
- They can happen both on and off campus, as well as before, during, and after school hours.
Crisis Management is a central component of comprehensive School Safety. The most important consideration in Crisis Management is the health, safety and welfare of the students and staff. A comprehensive crisis management plan places a strong emphasis on prevention using strategies which range from building design to discipline policies and programs which improve school climate.
Crisis Management is that part of a school division's approach to school safety which focuses more narrowly on a time-limited, problem-focused intervention to identify, confront and resolve the crisis, restore equilibrium, and support appropriate adaptive responses.
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1-1. What is the most important consideration in Crisis Management?
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