At least 200 concerned residents filled the gym at the former Douglas Park school on Thursday, primed with questions on a proposed apartment making its way through city tenders.
After four decades, the School Resource Program was recently reviewed, which showed that diverse and marginalized students expressed concerns about their school resource officers.
Regina Public School Board trustees voted 6-1 Tuesday night to continue with the 43-year-old school resource officer program, keeping police officers in schools across the city.
While the program has strong support from both parents and teachers, the report indicates improvements are needed, particularly around fostering trusting relationships between the onsite officers and students from marginalized communities.
Libraries and staff rooms are among the shared spaces being transformed into classrooms to make room for the growing number of students in Regina and Saskatoon, according to the cities’ main school divisions.