Officers in Walsall have teamed up with West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster’s Precious Lives project to deliver talks around the dangers of carrying knives.
PC Deborah Ashley, Partnerships School Intervention and Prevention Officer, and PCSO Daniel Peck visited Grace Academy in Darlaston recently.
They were joined by Gary Williams from PCC Simon Foster’s Precious Lives team who talked to children about the impact our decisions have.
Inspector Saqib Butt, neighbourhood policing manager at Walsall Police, said: “It is so important for our officers to go into schools and educate pupils about knife crime and the dangers of carrying a knife. Every young person deserves a safe future.”
The Precious Lives project is funded by the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Foster.
He said: “The work done by Gary and our Precious Lives team continues to have a lasting impression on our young people within schools, colleges and universities.
“It remains critical that we continue to develop a sustainable, community and youth-led approach to violence reduction and we do this by working alongside young people, communities, parents and carers.
“Work across the education system also remains a key priority of mine, to embed the skills and knowledge to support our most vulnerable young people. It is important that we stand shoulder to shoulder in our efforts, to keep our young people and communities safe.”
Precious Lives sees a team of trainers, who have real life experience of knife crime either as a victim, offender or professional, speak to young people in order to help them understand the consequences of carrying or using a knife. The trainers share their experiences and pass on the lessons they’ve learnt to the class.
The sessions are designed to be hard hitting and impactful with an emphasis placed on connecting with young people and delivering a message.
You can read more about Precious Lives here.
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