Responding to Threatening Persons

​Purpose of this policy

To ensure schools respond appropriately to threats to student and staff safety.

Violence and threats of violence

Situations involving threatened or actual violence in a school environment may require a consideration of the following, depending on the seriousness and urgency of the situation. They include:

• police intervention
• engagement of a security firm
• a trespass notice or warning see: Trespassers
• application by an individual for an intervention order (under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008) or personal safety intervention order under the Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010
• making a citizen’s arrest under section 458 of the Crimes Act 1958; however this is not recommended see: Citizen’s Arrest

Violent incidents or threatening behaviour should also be reported to the Department’s Security Services Unit (previously known as the Emergency and Security Management Unit) on (03) 9589-6266.

Also see: Responding to Intruder Threat: Guildelines for Early Childhood Services and Schools (docx - 694.28kb)

Related policies

• Accident Recording and Reporting
• Citizen’s Arrest
• Restraint of Student
• Risk Management​
• Safety Management
• Trespassers

Related legislation

• Family Violence Protection Act2008
• Crimes Act 1958
• Personal Safety Intervention OrdersAct 2010
• Summary Offences Act 1966
• Stalking Intervention Orders Act 2008