What’s going on in Gratwein? Things have been simmering at the local high school for some time and the recent suspension of a teacher is now the final straw.
What’s going on in Gratwein-Straßengel, a community of 12,500 inhabitants in the Graz district? Incidents at the local high school have dominated headlines for several months, most recently a teacher had to be suspended following mass allegations of pedophilia. Nerves in the city are tense, anonymous letters with accusations are circulating and alarm bells are ringing in the state of Styria. Because now students are literally fleeing the scandalous MS!
Many cancellations
According to information from “Krone”, numerous parents have already withdrawn their children from classes and are trying to send their children to secondary school in Rein. “It’s just chaos in Gratwein, which is unacceptable for my child,” reports an indignant mother. To make matters worse, the previous director threw in the towel out of annoyance on Thursday; she just wants to work as a teacher. The state government has now appointed interim management.
State Councilor Werner Amon (ÖVP) for education is following the development with concern: “The accusations worry me. “Everything must be done now to ensure that the children are in a safe place and cared for by responsible educators.”
The long list of incidents proves that urgent action is needed:
- In March, the “Krone” announced that several boys had been expelled from school after excessive violence. A 14-year-old allegedly locked girls in the toilets and threatened them with a knife.
- In April, a student went public and claimed he was being bullied by administrators: “What did I do to you?” This boy has now also been suspended because he allegedly injured a colleague with hot oil during a cooking class.
- There has long been a suspicion that some students use drugs unabashedly.
- On Wednesday, a teacher finally had to be dismissed after a complaint was filed with the Public Prosecution Service, which the “Krown” received. It describes an incident that allegedly took place in early January: According to the report, a minor committed homosexual practices with a classmate and sent the captured images to a WhatsApp group. In any case, a teacher would have been aware of the child pornographic images. An investigation must show whether he was also involved. Naturally, the presumption of innocence applies to all persons mentioned.
Source: Krone
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