TrueBlue Vancouver on school safety: anti-bullying rules, police liaison officers
TrueBlue Vancouver would enforce strong rules against bullying, threats and harassment, applied the same way to every student, and support police liaison programs in Vancouver schools. It would give students a say on school issues while keeping trustees accountable to parents and voters.
SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION · PAGES 39 TO 41
Bullying, Police in Schools and Student Involvement: what the 2026 Full Election Platform says
TrueBlue Vancouver's schools section is aimed at the Vancouver Board of Education, where the party has candidates. On bullying and bigotry, the party would enforce strong rules against bullying, threats and harassment, and apply the same standards to every student in a fair way. The party has two School Board candidates of its own, plus its council candidate, who is also on the trustee ballot.
TrueBlue supports police liaison programs in Vancouver schools, in which police officers are assigned to work with schools. The party says these programs improve safety, build relationships and respond to violence, gangs, weapons and serious threats. The same text appears in its policing section on page 27. On student voice, the party would give students meaningful chances to give input on school issues, while keeping elected trustees accountable to parents and voters.
The Board of Education runs Vancouver's public schools, so trustees decide school conduct rules and whether to take part in a police program. The Vancouver Police Board directs the officers who would be assigned. Teacher pay and the provincial funding formula are set by the Province. The platform does not say how the board would measure whether bullying or violence goes down.
3 COMMITMENTS
What the party says it would do
Bullying and bigotry
TrueBlue would enforce strong rules against bullying, threats and harassment, and apply the same standards to every student in a fair way.
- Who has the power
- School Board The Board of Education runs Vancouver's public schools and sets their conduct rules.
Police in schools
The party would support police liaison programs in Vancouver schools to improve safety, build relationships and respond to violence, gangs, weapons and serious threats.
- Who has the power
- City, with others The School Board decides what programs run in its schools, and the Vancouver Police Board directs the officers who would take part.
Student involvement and engagement
TrueBlue would give students meaningful opportunities to provide input on school issues while keeping elected trustees accountable to parents and voters.
- Who has the power
- School Board The Board of Education sets its own meeting rules, committees and consultation.
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Where the power sits for this chapter
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about bullying, police in schools and student involvement
Does TrueBlue Vancouver support police officers in schools?
Yes. TrueBlue Vancouver supports police liaison programs in Vancouver schools. The party says they improve safety, build relationships and respond to violence, gangs, weapons and serious threats (platform, page 41).
What would TrueBlue Vancouver trustees do about bullying?
The party would enforce strong rules against bullying, threats and harassment, and apply the same standards to every student in a fair way (platform, page 39).
How would TrueBlue Vancouver involve students in school decisions?
TrueBlue would give students meaningful opportunities to give input on school issues, while keeping elected trustees accountable to parents and voters (platform, page 41).
Who are TrueBlue Vancouver's School Board candidates?
Blair Coleman and Travers Fenton are TrueBlue Vancouver's School Board candidates. The City's final school trustee list also carries Naomi Chocyk, the party's council candidate, as a School Board candidate, so she appears on the ballot twice.
Can the Vancouver School Board bring back police in schools on its own?
The Board of Education decides what programs run in its schools, so it can choose to take part. The officers are directed by the Vancouver Police Board, so the program would also need the police (platform, page 41).
ON THE BALLOT
The TrueBlue Vancouver candidates behind this
School Board
Sources
Every commitment on this page comes from the party's own material, marked SAYS SO ITSELF. It proves what the party says it would do. Who holds each power is our own addition, from the sources listed after it.
- TrueBlue Vancouver 2026 Full Election Platform, 49-page PDF SAYS SO ITSELFTrueBlue Vancouver · pages 39 to 41 · checked