Link to Guardian on police in schools.
The schools minister, Andrew Adonis, called on police forces yesterday to permanently draft officers into schools to cut violent crime. He said constables could frisk pupils for weapons, drink and drugs and generally keep children safe.
At least 450 secondary and primary schools in England already have a police officer permanently on site.
Adonis said he had asked forces to free up an officer for every school that wanted one. He told the teachers’ union Voice, at its annual conference in Daventry, Northamptonshire: “We have moved beyond the debate about whether it is appropriate for police to be in schools.” Police were no longer regarded as outsiders in schools.
He said headteachers were “warmly supportive” of appropriately trained officers carrying out searches.
As a human being, I can only see this as evidence of the lack of control and helpfull systems in place in schools.
Why are children … our children… being put under this regieme? Why are we allowing our kids to be frisked, without our knowledge in school time? What other actions are happening without our knowledge. Has your childs school got a police officer in it?
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