P.E.I. launches review of education authorities following ‘serious’ student safety issues

The Prince Edward Island government says it will be launching a review of its education authorities next month following “serious incidents related to student safety.”

The province says former P.E.I. chief justice David H. Jenkins will lead the third-party review of the Public Schools Branch, la Commission scolaire de langue française and the Department of Education and Early Years.

The review aims to identify vulnerabilities in safeguards and provide recommendations to “better protect children in Island schools,” according to a news release.

“This is a serious responsibility, and I will approach it with the diligence and care it deserves, so that the findings may help restore and reinforce public trust in the education system,” Jenkins said in the release.

The review will start on June 2 and is expected to take several months to complete.

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