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The Secretary of State in the Ministry of the Interior, Bogdan Despescu, announced on Tuesday the establishment of a new structure within the IGPR, called the School Security Police, which will have the function of increasing security around schools, but also of combating violence. juvenile delinquency.
“At the initiative of the Minister of the Interior, Marcel Vela, a new national action plan was drawn up and introduced in the institutional homologation circuit to increase the safety of students and teachers, but also to prevent juvenile delinquency in the facilities and in areas adjacent to the units. The action plan creates the premises for a unitary approach to guarantee a climate of public order and safety in schools, in accordance with the provisions of the National Defense Strategy 2020-2024, one of the main The objective is to coordinate the efforts of all institutions, simultaneously with the adoption of the necessary measures to increase the physical safety of students during trips to and from school, as well as to prevent and combat the phenomenon of bullying ”, stated Bogdan Despescu at a press conference, according to Agerpres.
Despescu specified that the new structure will collaborate with school units and local authorities, and will begin its activity at the beginning of the school year.
“Taking into account the permanent concern of the MIA leadership to meet the objectives related to the safety of students and teachers, the Minister of the Interior decided to establish a separate structure within the Romanian police. The newly established structure will improve and strengthen the partnership between the school and the MIA – local authorities There will be a much greater and more active presence of police officers in the school environment, respectively in the educational process. The police will identify the environments conducive to the commission of crimes and will establish permanent links with the representatives of the educational units, with the representatives of the NGOs, as well as the local authorities ”, added Despescu.
The secretary of state also said 266 police officers will work on the new structure.
“The newly formed structure, called the School Safety Police, will give more importance to preventive activities and measures, focusing on the identification of generators and early elimination of potential risks, mainly for the prevention of drug use, human trafficking and youth violence. . The structure is established by order of the Ministry of the Interior supplementing the posts assigned to the Romanian police with 266 police posts. The structure will operate at the beginning of the school year, both at the IGPR level and at the county police inspectorate level, respectively. The General Directorate of Bucharest Police ”, Despescu also pointed out.
