Students Returned to Classes After Shooting Rampage in Graz
Regular classes did not take place. Projects are planned to process the experiences. The sections where the perpetrator fired the deadly shots remain closed for the time being.
For those students of BORG Dreierschützengasse who took the first step towards normal school life, garden furniture with sunshades was set up on the school's green area. Six air-conditioned "mobile classrooms" and a sanitary unit were also established. They are intended to enable joint activities at a distance from the school building, according to the education directorate.
According to the education directorate, the students are being supervised by class to enable a structured school day as much as possible. A wide range of activities is being offered: workshops, creative projects - adapted to the current stress experience of the school visitors. The goal is for as many as possible to have found access to the school again by the end of the school year.
14 School Psychologists on Site in Graz
Psychological support for the young people will continue in the coming days. On Monday, 14 school psychologists were on duty, six of them from outside Styria. Social workers, the Psychosocial Support Team (P.U.T.), diversity managers, counseling teachers, and therapy dogs were also on site.
The education directorate reported that the students are processing the experience "in completely different ways." The number of those who currently do not feel able to attend the adapted school operation was not disclosed out of respect for their situation. Similar to the young people, the teaching staff is also under great psychological stress. "Teachers who need support in light of this stress are also receiving it. No specific numbers were given here either.
Meanwhile, the police continue their investigations. The investigation team "Luctus" is still busy evaluating data carriers and reviewing uploaded witness videos and photos. The evaluation of the 21-year-old's mobile phone is also not yet complete, it was reported to the APA on Monday. The Styrian State Police Directorate intends to announce new important investigation findings as soon as they are available. For now, this is not the case.
(APA/Red)
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