School Resource Officers

• Calgary school resource officer program gets dozens of recommendations for improvement

  After two and a half years of hearing from students, parents, teachers and community members, police found SROs have “general positive support."

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2023
  
• Edmonton Catholic to keep police in schools after review finds support for SROs

  The vast majority of teachers, parents and students who participated in the study, regardless of their racial background, had a good opinion of the School Resource Officer program.

  Education

  May 25, 2022
  
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• Ottawa’s largest school board votes to remove police from schools

  Ottawa'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.

  Education

  Jun 15, 2021
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• Board votes to remove school resource officers from Guelph’s public schools

  Trustees with the Upper Grand District School Board made the decision in an unanimous vote on Tuesday night. 

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2021
• York Region District School Board pulls police officers from public schools

  The school board says it's pausing programs with York Regional Police, including school resource officers and youth education officers.

  Education

  Apr 1, 2021
• Peel Regional Police end school resource officer program after community consultation

  "It was evident during the consultation phase that the current [school resource officer] program caused a negative impact on segments of our student population," police said in a statement on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2020
• School Resource Officer program pulled from Edmonton public schools for 2020-21 year

  Police officers will not be assigned to schools in Edmonton's public system this year.

  Canada

  Sep 4, 2020
• Peel police suspend school officer program in order to have ‘dialogue’ with community

  "We have heard from members of our school communities, in particular those who identify as Black and Indigenous, that they do not feel safe when SROs and other police officers are present in Peel schools."

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2020
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• Boy, 14, arrested after threat made against high school in Mississauga: police

  Police said they were made aware of a social media post Tuesday morning indicating a 'possible threat' against St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School.

  Crime

  Nov 20, 2018
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• All staff and students in Saskatoon trained in proactive emergency prevention

  Both public and catholic school boards in Saskatoon take a proactive approach in preparing for a scenario similar to the recent shooting in Florida.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2018