Police operation/siege, Only staff members are to open Staff will share information on a pursuit of an offender the kinder room doors upon to know’ basis concerning ‘need Drug affected or mentally confirmation of visitors indentity. parent issues. unstable person All visitors must be supervised by The preschool will develop a Armed intruder a member of staff. process and pre-determined actions Custodial/Parent dispute Lockdown/lockout/ evacuation to discretely others of an procedures are regularly intruder. practiced. For parent meetings where staff feel Probable Consequences: Values of mutual respect and a need for support: acceptable parent behaviour two staff will attend Physical and/or psychological policy are communicated and staff will use a signal to obtain harm to staff and/or children regularly reinforced e.g. at parent support from another staff information evening, parent member if required handbook and in newsletters. an appropriate room for meeting Encourage engagement of will be selected e.g. one with parents in preschool activities. two exit points. In relation to court orders / Where necessary, the preschool will custody papers: seek legal advice and obtain a the preschool requires these trespass order for parents who use documents on enrolment, to threatening behaviour. be kept with the child’s Procedures for responding to an enrolment record. intruder are readily accessible to parents are advised of the staff. relevant preschool processes If there is an escalation of Intruder and duty of care to other incidents, the preschool will students and staff. consider: issuing staff with two-way radios linked to an office base station installing panic/distress button in office, kinder rooms and/or meeting room liaising with local police to arrange a prompt response to any call for assistance seeking advice from the auspice body and police, and in exceptional circumstances. installing CCTV.
Police operation/siege, pursuit of an offender Drug affected or mentally unstable person Armed intruder Custodial/Parent dispute Probable Consequences: Physical and/or psychological harm to staff and/or children Only staff members are to open the kinder room doors upon confirmation of visitors indentity. All visitors must be supervised by a member of staff. Lockdown/lockout/ evacuation procedures are regularly practiced. Values of mutual respect and acceptable parent behaviour policy are communicated and regularly reinforced e.g. at parent information evening, parent handbook and in newsletters. Encourage engagement of parents in preschool activities. In relation to court orders / custody papers: the preschool requires these documents on enrolment, to be kept with the child’s enrolment record. parents are advised of the relevant preschool processes and duty of care to other students and staff. Staff will share information on a ‘need to know’ basis concerning parent issues. The preschool will develop a process and pre-determined actions to discretely others of an intruder. For parent meetings where staff feel a need for support: two staff will attend staff will use a signal to obtain support from another staff member if required an appropriate room for meeting will be selected e.g. one with two exit points. Where necessary, the preschool will seek legal advice and obtain a trespass order for parents who use threatening behaviour. Procedures for responding to an intruder are readily accessible to staff. If there is an escalation of Intruder incidents, the preschool will consider: issuing staff with two-way radios linked to an office base station installing panic/distress button in office, kinder rooms and/or meeting room liaising with local police to arrange a prompt response to any call for assistance seeking advice from the auspice body and police, and in exceptional circumstances. installing CCTV.
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