Ontario Schools Must Reverse Decision to Exclude Uniformed Police From Career Day: Education Minister

Ontario Schools Must Reverse Decision to Exclude Uniformed Police From Career Day: Education Minister
A file photo of an Ontario Provincial Police logo. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
Tara MacIsaac
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Ontario’s education minister has issued a memo to school boards saying any policies prohibiting uniformed police from entering school grounds for classroom events, such as career day, “must reverse this decision.”

The uniform is “a representation of their duty, and their commitment,“ Minister Stephen Lecce said in his memo on May 11. “School boards who have implemented this type of policy must reverse this decision and ensure our schools remain welcoming to frontline police and all first responders who work around the clock to keep families and schools safe.”