Craswell case shakes trust in schools, former P.E.I. chief justice says as his review begins [Video]

David Jenkins says his third-party review of how Public Schools Branch practices and policies played into the Matthew Craswell case should end in recommendations on how to make Prince Edward Island schools safer for children. 

But so far, the former chief justice of the P.E.I. Supreme Court told a legislative committee on Thursday, he is still getting settled in after beginning the project on June 2. He has no staff yet, and is looking forward to getting a first look at documents he is requesting from the parties involved.

“The school boards will be obliged to give prompt priority to this request,” he said, adding that he is focusing on the educational authorities because “that’s where the action has taken place,” but he said his review may eventually lead him to explore the department up to the ministerial level.

Education Minister Robin Croucher appointed Jenkins to head the review of …