Vancouver parent alarmed over public safety incidents at Crosstown Elementary
Rebecca McNeil, whose eight-year-old child attends Crosstown Elementary School near Vancouver's Chinatown, says there have been multiple reports of incapacitated people, drug paraphernalia and people carrying knives near the school. She's asking for a better safety plan for the children, including fencing off the schoolyard.
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