Police to search for weapons at schools

Title

Police to search for weapons at schools

Genre

Interview

TX Date

6 Mar 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:02:19

Description

Bill Dennison’s son John, was stabbed to death as he waited at a bus stop in 1986. He welcomes today’s bill giving police powers to go into schools and search students for weapons, but feels that parents should also take responsibility for their children and asks why it took Philip Lawrence’s death to lead to legislation. Interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Bill Dennison

Keywords

Legislation; Police; Homicide; Schools; Weapons; Philip Lawrence; Public Order Act 1986; John Dennison

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