Tories vow more police officers in schools

Posted: 1:00 AM CDT Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2011

Tory Leader Hugh McFadyen wants to send more police officers to school under a plan to expand the school resource officer program, a program the Progressive Conservatives would fully fund if they form government.

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McFadyen said Tuesday his administration would add eight more officers to the school resource officer (SRO) program — there are presently 10 officers in Winnipeg and two in Brandon — so that more schools could have a cop in the classroom. The total would be about $2 million.

Right now, the cost is split between the province, school division and police.

“We just think it’s a basic responsibility of the provincial government to ensure that when kids go to school we know they’re going to be safe, and that’s why we want to make sure that happens,” McFadyen said at a campaign event with his wife, Jennifer.

McFadyen also said retired police officers would be eligible to participate in the program so there would be no impact on the number of officers deployed in front-line operations.