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A study has found that the shift system in Jamaica which exists in the education sector places the lives of students at risk.
Senior Advisor in the Education Ministry, Alphonsus Davis, says the finding was made in a series of symposia commissioned by the ministries of education, national security and health in addition to the Jamaica Constabulary Force and USAID.
He says 450 people including students and school administrators participated in the series of symposia.
Davis says among the findings is the impact of the shift system on student safety.
He says the deployment of School Resource Officers and the installation of metal detectors in some schools have also contributed to improved safety in schools.
Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police James Forbes who is in charge of the School Resource Officers says the study has recommended a public education campaign.
Both men were speaking at the launch of the Safe Schools Programme now on at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
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