TTPS To Step Up School Policing Amid Violence Concerns

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Terry-Ann Browne-CampbellJournalist at TTT News

September 8, 2026

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TTPS To Step Up School Policing Amid Violence Concerns

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Police are taking a zero-tolerance approach to school violence.

Speaking on the Trinidad and Tobago Today show on Tuesday, Deputy Commissioner of Police Junior Benjamin, who oversees the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service’s School-Oriented Policing Unit, stressed that the TTPS will take a firm stance against school violence, whether incidents occur on school grounds or elsewhere.

His comments follow the circulation of a video showing a school fight on the first day of the new academic year.

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