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Teachers at Härnösand school report escalating violence and threats

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  • Violence and threats are occurring several times a week at Geresta school in Härnösand, affecting both students and teachers.
  • Safety representatives have sent a letter with six demands to the Swedish Work Environment Authority to address the serious work environment problem.
  • School leadership has proposed measures like increased adult presence, but staff report no significant improvement so far.

According to sources, the situation at the F-6 school, where the oldest students have just turned 13, is described as sometimes chaotic. Violence and threats between students and against teachers are currently happening several times a week. " The escalating situation at the school has now become a serious work environment problem for both students and teachers.

The safety representatives recently sent a letter to the Swedish Work Environment Authority with six demands for measures, though the specific demands have not been disclosed. The measures proposed by the school leadership include increased adult presence and interventions from student health services. However, the staff do not believe that the measures tried so far have had any significant positive effect.

Here you can get hit, at any time.

Niklas Haggren, Chief safety representative at Sweden's Teachers in Härnösand

" The leadership of the school administration is fully aware of the problems at the school. Operations manager Stefan Denkert said, "It is clear that this is serious. Threats and violence are always unacceptable.

" Denkert also indicated, "I think the school has taken this seriously and, for example, allocated resources. " The newspaper Ångermanland first reported this. It remains unclear how long this situation has been escalating at the school.

It is many, both among the students and the staff, who think it is tough to come here.

Rori Silvborn, Teacher and safety representative at Geresta school

We do not see any improvement or that it is moving in the right direction, we see that this continues.

Niklas Haggren, Chief safety representative at Sweden's Teachers in Härnösand

It is clear that this is serious. Threats and violence are always unacceptable. But one must remember that it is children we are dealing with.

Stefan Denkert, Operations manager for elementary school, adapted elementary school, and training school

I think the school has taken this seriously and, for example, allocated resources. And we have received positive signals recently, among others from parents.

Stefan Denkert, Operations manager for elementary school, adapted elementary school, and training school
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