School-Police partnerships important for student learning
Students learn better when they feel safe and they are safe. Partnerships between schools and police to address issues
such as online safety, travelling safely to and from school, vandalism and bullying help create an environment where
students and staff can focus their energies on learning.
Most students are law-abiding people, and most of the interactions between police and schools are about proactively
building relationships, supporting road safety and crime prevention programmes, and working with School Traffic Safety
Teams (road patrols).
An overview of Police-school partnerships will be presented to school trustees attending the NZSTA National Conference
in Auckland this weekend. Over 900 trustees are registered for the conference, which runs from Friday morning to
Sundaylunchtime.
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