The Brantford Police Service, along with the Windsor-Essex Schools Safety Patrol Association, were recently recognized by the CAA South Central Ontario for their dedication to the CAA School Safety Patrol program.
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“CAA takes the safety of children and pedestrians very seriously and we work closely with our community and police partners to protect, educate and empower elementary school students to help keep their peers safe traveling to and from school,” said CAA SCO community relations manager Tracy Marshall. “We are proud to celebrate this year’s CAA School Safety Patrol Program Achievement Award winners for their commitment to the program’s mission of keeping school zones safe.”
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Kathryn Gratton, a civilian employee of the Brantford Police Service, was recognized for training more than 2,300 patrollers during her four years of involvement in the program.
In the 2022/23 school year Gratton trained more than 500 patrollers at 26 area schools and held a pizza party at each school for the patrollers to thank them for their year-long work.
Brantford Police has participated in the School Safety Patrol program for more than 50 years.
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