Crisis Response

If you are the first person to be alerted to a Crisis Incident 

(student/teacher death, extreme acts of violence, school-wide traumatic event, etc)

Step 1:

Report the incident to: Jen Bills, Director of School Safety: 541-780-4000

Step 2:

Review the 4J Crisis Response Guide for recommended actions: Click here 

As school professionals, it is inevitable that we will experience a crisis or tragedy that impacts our school.  Student deaths, staff deaths, natural disasters, and other emergencies are rare, but do occur.

Critical incidents such as suicide contagion, natural disasters, or mass casualty events have the potential to cause traumatic reactions and significantly affect children’s sense of safety and security. School administrators and crisis team members tasked with meeting the needs of students and staff following such large-scale events must consider how they might support the school community both within the immediate aftermath of a crisis, as well as over the long term. The challenges encountered and the needs exhibited will vary and change with time and crisis teams must be prepared to address these as they face them.

A primary goal of Crisis Response is to help students and staff members cope with the aftermath of a traumatic event and return to their normal activities.

   National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)