The eight schools in the municipality, six primary schools and two secondary schools, will in a few days, a local police officer for every site that will make "Police Tutor" primarily aimed at students.
A "Police Tutor" which will become a 'police friend', as is always the same agent that is responsible for the security of each center.
The objectives are to trial by Patricia Fernández, Councillor for Citizen Security, improve the service that the City provides to schools and colleges in all matters related to the local police.
This morning, Mayor, Councillors Safety and Education, directors of the eight existing schools Archena, the Local Police Chief and eight members of the Police who are responsible for this mission have held a meeting in the Board Room City Council to specify the main aspects and set the final program of the Police Guardians of schools.
For Archena Mayor, Manuel Marcos Sánchez Cervantes, "the fundamental concept of this new form of local police is the prevention in terms of traffic and public security, but through personal contact between police and teachers and students to facilitate understanding of the problems of every moment of the center so you can reach practical solutions imminently. "
Security Councillor also explained that the actions that will develop the Police Tutor at each center are among the main teaching driver education, traffic permanently daily care of the environment, devise alternative routes for students more will follow, control problems of absenteeism school prevention drogodependia in center environments, tackling vandalism, control potential abuse and / or bullying, detection of situations of risk or abandonment and neglect and, ultimately, civics.
For Local Police Chief Archena, Joseph Nicholas, "this initiative will involve providing even greater security to all schools and especially to their students.
Is a more effective and fast control vandalism, truancy, violence in schools, as well as the possible use or sale of any drugs and especially improve traffic safety at each school environment. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Archena