Irish Independent: It is a school's worst nightmare. A tragic event, such as a pupil suicide or suspected suicide, or another death in the school community, all the worse if it involved violence or was the result of an unexpected and traumatic incident, such as a road accident. Sadly, such critical incidents - events or a series of events, which, according to the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS), overwhelm a school's normal coping mechanisms - are a feature of school life. Read article