Even after three weeks, the Viennese school authorities cannot answer a simple question. The employees who are paid with our tax money claim that they are working “at full speed”. Cheeky!
Students, parents and teachers may feel sorry for you. Are they under an authority that is clueless or unwilling/incompetent or all of these. We are talking about the Viennese education directorate headed by Heinrich Himmer.
The seat warmers in snail mode have been unable to answer a simple question for three weeks: How many violent attacks have there been in Vienna’s schools in the past five years?
The reason is a case from Ottakring at the beginning of January: an HTL student hit a teacher because he felt he was treated unfairly in sports. On January 10, the first “Krone” request was sent to the press officer of the Education Department. We want to compare the numbers. To date there is no answer.
Five questions by email and phone
In between there are at least five questions by e-mail and telephone. Again and again people put off: “It will take a while”, “Difficult”, “We first want to compare the figures with the police”. Then on Friday (January 27) the last attempt. Response from Himmer’s office manager: “We’re working hard to answer it.”
On Sunday, 19 days have passed since the first request. And for the people on the city school board in the 1st district, is that “high pressure”? Such data should actually be available at the touch of a button in 2023. Private companies operating in this way would have gone out of business long ago.
Dear snoring noses in the education department: You are paid with our tax dollars. And the Viennese have a right to know what is going on in the state-funded institutions. You really deserve Punch of the week.
Source: Krone
I am Ida Scott, a journalist and content author with a passion for uncovering the truth. I have been writing professionally for Today Times Live since 2020 and specialize in political news. My career began when I was just 17; I had already developed a knack for research and an eye for detail which made me stand out from my peers.
