US EditionManitoba schools ordered by province to review safety rules after student grabbed by intruder
Manitoba allocates $500,000 for safety plan updates and training in all 690 public schools following a Nov. 27 assault, with reports due by Dec. 25, officials said.
- On Monday, the Manitoba government ordered all 37 Manitoba school divisions to update emergency plans and report by Dec. 25, with $500,000 allocated for training and an online safety module.
- A student was assaulted on Nov. 27 when Scott William George, 28, convicted sex offender, entered Darwin School, St. Vital, hid in a bathroom stall, and grabbed the student.
- Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Tracy Schmidt ordered all divisions to submit emergency response plans for review and update controlled access at school entrances, while the Manitoba School Boards Association will provide training and an online safety module covering risk identification and emergency response.
- Opposition critics responded that $500,000 isn’t enough, while Premier Wab Kinew said `Nothing else matters unless our kids are safe` during safety reviews.
- The province is mobilizing support by contracting a retired Winnipeg police officer and asking the Manitoba School Boards Association to convene a provincial school safety forum, while the Louis Riel School Division investigates whether the suspect entered additional schools and will submit its updated plan Tuesday.
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All Manitoba schools ordered to review safety measures after Winnipeg student grabbed
Every school in Manitoba must undertake a safety review and send the assessment to the province's Department of Education, the provincial government says, responding to a child being assaulted last week.
Manitoba - Provincial Government Invests $500,000 to Support Safe Schools, Controlled Access Plans
The Manitoba government is taking immediate action to enhance safety in all schools by providing $500,000 in new funding to support training and by requiring schools to review controlled access polici. . .
"Once inside the school, the suspect was hiding in the toilet. When a student came out of an adjacent cabin, the man took the child. The child was debated and managed to free himself from the suspect's grip, before escaping and alerting a teacher," explained the Winnipeg Police Service, which gave details of the November 27 incident. The Darwin School child did not need medical care, added the police. On Monday, Manitoba government officials gav…
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