Student cleaning finds the body
The Canadian Press – May 27, 2022 / 19:22 | History: 370238
Photo: Winnipeg Police Service
A Winnipeg school has incorporated a crisis response team after a group of students found a body while doing a community cleanup on Friday.
The Pembina Trails school division has confirmed that a group of 7th and 8th graders made the discovery while clearing a field on the southwest side of the city.
The division says teachers immediately returned the children to school and called police.
The school division said the body was not found on the school property.
Winnipeg police confirmed that officers were at the scene on Friday, but did not indicate the nature of their investigation.
“The police confirmed that what the children saw was a corpse. Police are completing their investigation, “said a letter sent to parents and provided to Global News by the school division.
“Our school social worker and psychologist have been to school today and have met with the most affected children and staff.
“They provided a space for students to talk about what they saw and felt.”
The division told parents that their crisis response team will return to school on Monday. (Winnipeg Global)