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Police to tackle crime and bullies in capital's schools

POLICE will be drafted in to all secondary schools in Scotland's capital city in a bid to tackle bullying, crime and anti-social behaviour.

The so-called "campus cops" scheme was piloted in Edinburgh in April 2007 and it was so successful that Lothian and Borders Police and the City of Edinburgh Council are extending the project to 11 dedicated officers covering the city's 23 schools by April this year.