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The National Parent Teachers Association (NPTA) says while it supports the Government’s plan to place police officers in high-risk schools from September as a way to curb violence and delinquency among students, deeper and more sustainable strategies must be part of the solution.
In an interview with Guardian Media, NPTA president Walter Stewart described the move as a necessary short-term response to restore order but warned that it was not a cure.
“The deployment of police officers in schools is ‘putting plaster on the sore’ which may cover or suppress the problem, but certainly will not heal the situation,” Stewart said.
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