Critical Life-Threatening Incidents
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The Definition of a Critical Life-Threatening Incident
Pursuant to Maryland Ann. Code Ed. Art.§ 7-1510(g), Maryland public schools are required to report to MCSS with 24 hours when a critical life-threatening (CLT) incident occurs on school grounds.
COMAR 14.40.05 A critical, life-threatening incident means an event which;
- Results in an individual being charged with a threat of mass violence directed at a school under Criminal Law Article, §3-1001, Annotated Code of Maryland;
- Meets the criteria for a threat of mass violence but does not result in criminal charges due to the age limitation under Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §3-8A-03(f), Annotated Code of Maryland; or
- Occurs on school grounds and: (i) Results in death or serious bodily injury; or (ii) Requires activation of a school’s emergency plans and substantially disrupts the normal or orderly operation of a school.
School grounds means;
- (a) The premises where the school is located and operated, including all buildings, physical structures, and real property owned or leased by the local school system for the operation of a school;
- (b) School transportation vehicles either owned by or contracted for by the local school system for the purposes of student transportation; and
- (c) Locations used for school sponsored activities or approved by the school or school system for attendance of students as part of a field trip.
"Serious bodily injury" means an injury inflicted on an individual that results in:
- (a) substantial risk of death;P
- (b) Extreme physical pain;
- (c) Protracted and obvious disfigurement; or
- (d) Protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §1365(h)(3).
