Police In Schools
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‘We’re disturbed’: Not everyone is welcoming police officers back to Vancouver schoolsIn April 2021, trustees voted to eliminate the longstanding but controversial SLO program, following an independent review by Argyle Communications.EducationSep 1, 2023
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Vancouver Police Board member resigns over rekindling of school officer liaison programRachel Roy plans to tender her resignation after Thursday's heated and "deeply disappointing" meeting, during which members of the African Descent Advisory Committee walked out.PoliticsJun 15, 2023
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Vancouver School Board restores controversial police-in-schools programThe city's previous school board voted in April 2021 to end the half-century old School Liaison Officer program, following an independent third-party review.EducationNov 28, 2022
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Human rights commissioner calls for an end to police officer program in B.C. schoolsCommissioner Kasari Govender recommends the programs be ended by all districts unless they can demonstrate an evidence-based need for them that can't be met some other way.EducationNov 28, 2022
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‘A positive presence’: ABC Vancouver reinstating police in schools programABC now holds the most votes on the Vancouver School Board, and with it the opportunity to reinstate the School Liaison Officer program, one of Ken Sim's key campaign promises.PoliticsOct 18, 2022
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Coalition of parents and youth workers oppose Montreal’s police-in-schools programA Montreal coalition is speaking out against a new program putting SPVM officers in schools, saying marginalized youth will feel unsafe in their learning environment.CanadaSep 29, 2022
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Alberta criminologist advocates for both police and social workers in schoolsA Calgary-based criminologist is pushing for both police and more social workers in Alberta schools to help address a recent "influx of youth crime."CrimeApr 25, 2022
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LDCSB moves forward with redesign of program allowing police officers in schoolsThe results of the review, as well as the recommendation to pause the program for at least one year, will be presented to TVDSB trustees on Tuesday.EducationSep 27, 2021
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Ottawa’s largest school board votes to remove police from schoolsOttawa's largest school board voted Monday night to remove police from its schools across the city following a report recommending the end of the program.EducationJun 15, 2021
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Board votes to remove school resource officers from Guelph’s public schoolsTrustees with the Upper Grand District School Board made the decision in an unanimous vote on Tuesday night.CanadaApr 28, 2021
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