The reporting requirements and timelines for the 4 severity ratings are as follows: When it is safe to do so, the principal or delegate must report the incident. Note: School environment means any physical or virtual place made available or authorised by the school or school council for use by a student during or outside school hours including a campus of the school, online school environment and other locations provided for a student’s use (such as school camps, sporting events, excursions and so on). Note: Any incident involving child abuse, including allegations, that does not occur in the school environment must also be rated by the principal using the Severity rating decision-making matrix (PDF) External Link. an incident that might necessitate the temporary closure of a school.serious misconduct of school staff that occurs in the school environment and impacts a current student.the infliction of serious physical violence, serious psychological harm.a sexual offence or grooming for sexual conduct with a child under 16 years of age (offences under the Crimes Act 1958).incidents that occur in the school environment that involve:.the death or permanent disability of current student or staff that occur in the school environment.
Incidents for which an 'Extreme' severity rating should be considered include: The responsible person will be the DET staff member leading the incident response, which will either be the principal, or a person from regional or central office, depending on the severity rating. While the principal is responsible for undertaking the initial incident severity rating, an incident severity rating must be updated by the responsible person to reflect any new material facts that come to light. These could include a student’s possible vulnerability (such as age, culture, gender, history of trauma, physical/mental capacity, balance of power between involved parties and relevant medical history).Īs an incident is managed, the circumstances may change, resulting in a need to re-rate the severity of incident. Note: Principals must carefully consider the local context when assessing the severity rating, such as incident pattern or history, and student characteristics. This acknowledges that multiple lower order incidents may necessitate support to manage the cumulative impact of incidents on the health and wellbeing of students, staff and the education community. While the severity rating influences the support provided, the principal can request additional support during the ISOC call regardless of the rating. Incident Support and Operations Centre (ISOC) staff can assist the principal or delegate to determine the appropriate severity rating if required. Refer to the Severity rating decision-making matrix (PDF) External Link for guidance on severity rating of incidents. The severity rating guides reporting requirements, governance arrangements, and guides the level of additional support provided.
THE INCIDENT PROFESSIONAL
Principals must use their professional judgement to undertake an initial severity rating of the incident based on impact on student or staff health, safety and wellbeing or on continuity of school operations. Rating an incident and corresponding reporting requirements Stage 2 – Reporting an incident (Report for Support)įollowing notification to 000 (if required), the principal or delegate must undertake an initial severity rating of the incident to determine the applicable reporting requirements.
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