Tell families about a school safety incident clearly and calmly
Drafts a factual, privacy-safe message to families after a lockdown, threat, injury, or other campus incident.
The prompt
Help me write a message to families about a safety incident at my school.
What happened (confirmed facts only): [DETAILS, time, location]
What is still unknown or under investigation: [DETAILS]
Students or staff affected: [general description, no names]
Actions taken so far: [e.g. "lockdown lifted at 11:20, police on site, counselors available"]
What families need to do: [e.g. "nothing", "pick up at the side entrance", "talk with your child"]
Channels: [email / text / robocall / website]
Language needs: [LANGUAGES families use]
Rules:
- Lead with "your child is safe" or the current status, then the facts, then the action.
- Share only confirmed facts; never speculate about motive, discipline, or medical details.
- Protect privacy: no names or identifying details of students involved (FERPA).
- Avoid alarming words unless accurate ("shooting", "weapon"); avoid minimizing words too.
- Tell families when they will hear from us next and who to contact.
- Match the district's communications and legal review steps; mark anything needing approval with [CONFIRM WITH DISTRICT].
Return:
1. A text or robocall version (under 60 words).
2. The full email (under 250 words).
3. A short script for front-office staff answering calls.
4. 3 tips families can use to talk with their child, adjusted for [GRADE LEVELS].
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- DETAILS, time, location
- DETAILS
- general description, no names
- email / text / robocall / website
- LANGUAGES families use
- CONFIRM WITH DISTRICT
- GRADE LEVELS
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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