Trillium Lakelands District School Board recognizes all
members of the school community have the right to be
safe and feel safe in the school community.
Under certain conditions, students may undergo a
“Threat Risk Assessment”. This assessment
determines the level of risk to others and themselves.
*All Trillium Lakelands District School Board policies
and procedures align with the Safe Schools Act.
*The model presented in this document reflects the
work of Kevin Cameron, Director for the Canadian
Centre for Threat and Risk Assessment.
What behaviours initiate a Threat Risk
Assessment?
A student threat risk assessment will be initiated
when behaviours include, but are not limited to:
• Serious violence with the intent to kill or harm
• Verbal/written threats to kill or seriously harm
others (clear, direct and plausible)
• Internet/website/social media threats to seriously
harm or kill others
• Possession of weapons, including replicas
• Bomb threats (making and/or detonating
explosive devices)
• Fire setting
• Gang related intimidation and violence
• Significant worrisome behaviour
Initiation of a Threat Risk Assessment may occur
depending on the context of the incident or worrisome
behaviour.
Duty to Report
To keep our school communities safe, all stakeholders
must report all threat related behaviours. In Trillium
Lakelands District School Board, we have an
expectation that staff will report any acts of violence or
threats that they are privy to, to their school
administrator
What is a Threat Assessment Team? (TAT)
Each school has a multi-disciplinary team. The
team consists of an administrator, a police
officer, a school support person (psychologist,
student services/attendance counsellor,
guidance counsellor) and additional people that
may include community resources.
What is the purpose of a Threat Risk
Assessment?
• To ensure the safety of students, staff and
parents, and school community
• To understand, based on the data gathered,
the factors which contribute to the threat
maker’s behaviour
• To develop an Intervention Plan that
addresses the emotional and physical safety
of the threat maker and others
What is the process?
• All threat making behaviours are reported to
a school administrator who may activate the
protocol
• A team is formed and team members will
gather relevant data
• Information will be obtained from multiple
sources which may include:
o Teachers, students, targets, threat
makers
o Parent/caregivers
o Current and previous school records
o Law enforcement
o Support groups/agencies
o Online sites-Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, etc.
o Locker and backpack search, home
search
• The team will share data and determine a
current level of risk
• A comprehensive intervention plan will be
developed
