After a knife attack on a school in the Brazilian city of São Paulo, the motive is still unclear. The first information indicates a dispute between the 13-year-old alleged perpetrator and a classmate. Parents reported on television that physical violence was part of the daily practice of the school in question.
“We are outraged by what happened here, especially since we know that it is very common in schools,” the head of the local student association, Luísa Martins, told news portal G1. As reported, a 13-year-old attacked several teachers and a student with a knife on Monday. A 71-year-old teacher was seriously injured and died of cardiac arrest in hospital. Four other people were injured, but their lives were not in danger. The alleged attacker has been arrested.
Psychologists take care of schoolchildren
“There’s a sense of powerlessness,” said student Evelyn. “Psychologists need to be brought into schools to provide support.” On Tuesday, numerous schoolchildren laid flowers and lit candles. This is how they said goodbye to their murdered teacher Elisabete Tenreiro.
The teenager’s motive is still unclear. According to the Brazilian news agency “Agencia Brasil”, the first information pointed to a dispute between the young perpetrator and another student in the past week. Parents reported on Brazilian television that physical violence was the order of the day at school.
“I cannot express my sadness at the news of the attack on students and teachers at the Thomazia Montoro Public School in Vila Sônia,” São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas wrote on Twitter. He also thanked a teacher who could have prevented even worse.
Source: Krone
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