After what was originally a harmless plague, a 15-year-old allegedly beat a 14-year-old classmate at school. The victim came to the hospital. The girl’s father demands that the 15-year-old be given a cool-down during which he completes anti-violence training.
The incident took place on May 5 during the 10 a.m. break at the Polytechnic School (PTS) Pregarten in Upper Austria. Katharina T. (14) sat – as she often did – with her classmate and two fellow boys (15) from her class.
Shot with paper balls
An innocent teasing followed. The girls formed five-millimeter balls of paper, which they slapped at the boys. Four mini-projectiles hit one of the students. He took a small felt ball and smeared it with glue. The classmate washed it off, threw the wet ball in Katharina’s direction – and hit the classmate. The 15-year-old’s reaction was violent – not to his classmate, but to Katharina.
Punch caught her in the left temple area
“He got up and punched me in the face with his fist,” the 14-year-old recalled. The blow struck her in the left temple area. After sustaining a skull fracture in an accident at the age of two, she feared the same. She was in pain and dizzy.
Teachers warned the father
Teachers warned Father Klaus T. (54), who brought her to the Freistadt clinic with a suspected concussion: “She vomited on the way.” Fortunately, an X-ray showed no skull fracture and Katharina was able to be cared for from home the next day. For days she had a headache and had to take painkillers. A lump the size of a chicken egg adorned her head.
Attack report
The 15-year-old was charged with assault, but can continue to attend classes. His motive for the excessive force is unclear. “His father says he just got the mug,” says Klaus T. According to Katharina, she has never had any problems with him in the past. His outburst of violence was therefore all the more disturbing.
Father demands anti-violence training
“She no longer feels safe in his presence. What if he gets his mug back?” warns the father. He demands that the 15-year-old be given a cool-down phase during which he completes anti-violence training: “But the school is not preparing for this.”
Unfortunately, Katharina’s case is not an individual fate
About 200 police operations take place in Upper Austria every year. Schools, even if this is largely due to material damage. The social and violence educator Alexander Geyrhofer from Schörfling confirms that violence among students increased even during the homework phase. He was also responsible for crime prevention in schools for many years: “Cyberbullying in particular is a huge problem. 36 percent of students have experienced bullying at some point. During the corona phase, the number of cases has increased by 21 percent.”
Source: Krone
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