![]() Member complained to union about school incident ![]() "The brave men and women who wear the uniform deserve better," the letter stated. The premier, who declined to speak with CBC, appears to have written the tweet in response to a "letter of disappointment" posted Wednesday by the Ottawa Police Association, the union representing Ottawa police officers. "I'm calling on the OCDSB to immediately reverse this policy and show our heroes on the frontlines the respect they deserve." is a disturbing trend that needs to stop," Ford tweeted. They deserve so much better than this.I’m calling on the to immediately reverse this policy and show our heroes on the frontlines the respect they deserve. Police officers are the people we call when we need help. ![]() This is a disturbing trend that needs to stop. The school board's interim policy on police uniforms, which has been in effect for non-essential school events for nearly two years, resurfaced as a lightning rod when Ford voiced his objection on Twitter Thursday. "There's nothing that prevents you from attending the school in T-shirt and talking about the work that you do as a police officer."Įvans said they continue to encourage officers to attend events and engage with students. "The uniform that they're talking about includes a firearm, includes a bulletproof vest, includes the accoutrements that are traditionally associated with police or state violence," Evans told CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning. The initial policy change in 2021 was made at the urging of students who are mostly racialized or members of the LGBTQ community dealing with "disproportionate fear based on interactions" they've had with police, said Lyra Evans, who chairs the board of trustees with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB).Įvans said the board will maintain the policy because certain aspects of a police uniform can create fear among some students. The chair of Ottawa's largest school board says there is no immediate plan to reverse a temporary policy requiring police officers to shed their uniforms when appearing as guest speakers in schools, despite recent criticisms from the police union, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe.
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