I was looking around for some information on crime statistics in schools, and found this article, posted as a meeting recap, on the Calgary Association of Parents and School Councils website:by Madeleine Baerg, CAPSC Communications Coordinator
Constable Wendy Parker of the Youth Education division, and School Resource Officer Constable Sandi Beck provided parents with an eye-opening look into crime in our schools. According to the Constables, many parents make the mistake of thinking criminal activity in schools is “just kids being kids and, therefore, not a big deal”. Equally problematic, they say, many parents believe that criminal activity only occurs in certain areas in the city, and wouldn’t occur at their child’s school because their child’s school is a “good school”. The Constables want to set the record straight: youth criminal activity of any sort IS a big deal, and it is occurring at every school in our city.
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