Recent data reveals that over 700 children aged 10 and up have been caught with weapons, including knives, in London schools over the last five years. A significant number of these were boys, but 97 were girls. Patrick Green from the Ben Kinsella Trust emphasizes the need for preventive measures, noting that many young people feel anxious about knife crime. The article also highlights a drastic reduction in weapon possession offenses at schools, yet warns that funding cuts endanger vital safety services. Authorities stress the importance of targeted policing to ensure safety in schools against gang-related grooming and violence.
the government was not doing enough to keep young people safe. Seventeen years later, this feels like Ben's letter all over again.
two-thirds of youngsters felt anxious about knife crime in their area and one in four believed carrying a blade makes them safer.
I fear this is one of those examples, because of a lack of funding, frontline and important services around prevention are being sacrificed.
safer schools officers had been crucial in spotting gang grooming and misogyny towards women and girls.
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