Info-Offensive in Lower Austria after Rampage in Graz
Following the shooting spree at a Graz high school with ten fatalities, an information campaign is planned for all schools in Lower Austria. In the coming days, educational institutions are to receive a dispatch with a compact overview of existing help and support services, announced State Councilor Christiane Teschl-Hofmeister (ÖVP). There will also be a focus on further training opportunities for teachers and stronger regional networking.
Crisis Prevention, Deployment Scenarios, and First Aid
As part of the further training opportunities, workshops and lecture series on the topics of crisis prevention, deployment scenarios, and first aid for teachers are being prepared in cooperation with the University of Education Baden, the police, and the Red Cross, it was announced in a dispatch on Friday. For better networking, schools are encouraged to "seek more contact with the regional security officers of the police to jointly address deployment plans and procedures."
The cooperation with the Youth Red Cross is to be expanded. This involves targeted measures for prevention and education at educational institutions as well as the topics of helpfulness and solidarity. The planned measures emerged from coordination talks between politicians and representatives of the education directorate, the state police directorate, school psychology, and the Youth Red Cross.
"There Will Never Be 100% Security"
"There will never be 100% security - but we can do everything to strengthen the feeling of security in our schools," emphasized Teschl-Hofmeister. "We must involve everyone in the school community - including parents. A respectful and appreciative interaction with each other, a lived school culture, and a strong togetherness are central pillars to prevent escalations and to strengthen young people in their emotional development."
There are already existing structures with the school crisis teams and the supplementary crisis team of the education directorate. A central component is also the cooperation with the executive. "In the current school year alone, 61 bomb threats at schools were professionally handled. Each one was taken seriously, assessed, and processed in close coordination between the police and the education authority," it was emphasized in the dispatch.
(APA/Red)
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