After a 15-year-old girl was intentionally set on fire at Saskatoon’s Evan Hardy Collegiate last week, the community is coming to terms with what happened.
One of the takeaways many have pointed to is the need for more resources in the classroom to keep kids and teachers safe.
Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill spoke on the incident for the first time Monday.
“I mean, a horrible incident, right? Nobody goes to school expecting that to happen,” Cockrill said.
On Thursday, a school resource officer took a 14-year-old girl into custody after another student was lit on fire.
The girl was later charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and arson.
When asked about the school resource officer program, Cockrill said he is open to discussing hiring more members after this.
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“It shows the value of having a school resource officer on site,” Cockrill said. “As unfortunate as the situation is and I know we’ve got people recovering from injuries, you can’t …