ERIC Number: ED629418
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Dec
Pages: 24
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Policing in Schools Project. Report to the Executive Committee
British Columbia Teachers' Federation
From February to April 2022, 39 British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) members who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC) participated in the Policing in Schools Project. They discussed their experiences and perspectives on police in schools and shared their visions for creating and sustaining safe, healthy, and equitable schools for all students. The BCTF engaged an external facilitator to lead Talking Circles with participants. BCTF members hold multiple views on this topic. Discussing police in schools within Talking Circles elicited a range of perspectives, experiences, stories, and emotions from participants. In this report, BCTF has endeavored to honour participants' perspectives, treat their words with care and meaningfully represent the broad themes of their stories. The goal of the Policing in Schools Project report is to support continued conversations within schools, locals, the BCTF and broader community about how to create and sustain conditions for safe, healthy, and equitable public schools. There are three key themes to prompt future dialogue: (1) History matters and continues to be lived; (2) Student needs within a chronically underfunded public education system cannot be met by funding School Liaison Officers (SLOs); and (3) Schools that embody care and meet student needs are grounded in the community and connected to families.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Police School Relationship, Public Schools, History, Student Needs, School Funds, Caring, School Community Relationship, Family School Relationship, School Safety, Equal Education, Indigenous Populations, Minority Groups
British Columbia Teachers' Federation. 100-550 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4P2, Canada. Tel: 800-663-9163; Tel: 604-871-2283; Web site: http://www.bctf.ca
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) (Canada)
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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