Instituto Urracá joins Vigilant Schools program, bringing Veraguas total to seven centers

The Instituto Urracá in Santiago has officially joined the Vigilant Schools program, an initiative focused on enhancing citizen security and fostering a positive environment within and around educational institutions. This marks the seventh school in the Veraguas province to adopt the program, with ongoing efforts to implement it in three additional schools.

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the program will serve as a support to reinforce the disciplinary and security measures of the institution, in the face of the challenges that educational centers face.

School officials stated that the program will bolster the institution's disciplinary and security measures, addressing the challenges faced by educational centers. The initiative includes the participation of the National Police, who will conduct surveillance both inside and outside the school premises to aid in prevention efforts.

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the objective of the program is to strengthen the link between educational centers and the institution to improve the safety of students.

The National Police commissioner highlighted the program's goal of strengthening the connection between schools and law enforcement to improve student safety. He noted that the strategy has facilitated preventive talks, information exchange on detected issues within schools, and the implementation of measures to avert incidents. Authorities are continuing coordination to extend the Vigilant Schools program to more schools in Veraguas province.

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the strategy has allowed for preventive talks, the exchange of information about situations detected in the schools and the adoption of measures to prevent incidents.