TORONTO — A report by staff at Canada’s largest school board recommends eliminating a controversial program that placed police officers in certain Toronto schools after finding the scheme left some students feeling intimidated or uncomfortable. Critics of the program argued that armed officers in schools intimidate students. Rodney Diverlus of Black Lives Matter Toronto said the group is “cautiously optimistic” that school board trustees will accept the report, calling the SRO program a “reactionary measure” to a single incident. The TDSB staff report said the review of the program found the majority of those surveyed had a generally positive impression. Fifty seven per cent of those surveyed for the TDSB report said having an officer in school made them feel safer.

Source: National Post November 13, 2017 19:28 UTC