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The future and even existence of school resource police officers in Calgary could be decided in a final round of public consultations beginning this week driven by efforts targeting systemic racism.
Forty-five years after the first officers were embedded in Calgary schools to prevent crime and improve relations with youth, students, parents and educators will meet up for online discussions to weigh the concept’s merits.
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It’s possible the process could lead to the concept’s end or to reforms strengthening it, said city Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra, who sits on the Calgary Police Commission.