The move is opposed by Victoria and Saanich’s chiefs of police, who warned this week that gangs are recruiting in local schools
The Greater Victoria School Board has voted to end its police officer school-liaison program, a move opposed by Victoria and Saanich’s chiefs of police, who warned this week that gangs are recruiting in local schools.Victoria police haven’t had school-liaison officers for the past few years due to budget issues, but Chief Del Manak has said he wanted the program to return. Saanich police had remained active in the program.
Tracy Humphreys, who served on the committee as president of the Victoria Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils, said the group put a lot of work into the decision. “I don’t feel like it’s a knee-jerk decision by any means,” she said. “Parents are certainly mixed in their feelings about it.” She said that in the wake of the decision, the board “can look at other creative ways to continue on the same type of programming where police have been supporting schools.”Her group represents 47 parent-advisory councils in the Greater Victoria School District, Humphreys said.
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