Police in Hagen: Student threatens classmates, SEK in action!

Police in Hagen: Student threatens classmates, SEK in action!

in Hagen there was a major police operation, triggered by a serious risk situation at the Liselotte Funcke School. The location was poured when a 17-year-old student was suspected of threatening a classmate. So far, little is known about the exact background of the threat. According to the investigator, the young person made a specific attack on his ex-girlfriend in prospect and the claim to be armed. However, this was not a student of the Liselotte Funcke School, which also complicated the situation.

The suspect arrest took place in the early schoolyard on Büddingstrasse in Hagen. After intensive search measures, the police had unarmed to arrest the young people. Before that, a special task force (SEK) had been used to search his parents' house in Bochum, where there was no trace of the young person. His father could not tell where the 17-year-old was. The police activated numerous emergency services and a helicopter to support the searches in the city center.

The threats and reactions of the police

The starting situation was dramatic when the young man threatened a 15-year-old student and was said to have shown a pistol for a classmate. It remains unclear whether the weapon was real and whether the young person was actually still armed when he came to school. According to a police spokesman, there was never a direct danger to uninvolved during the incident and the following measures. Nevertheless, the quick intervention by the police was essential to ensure security at the school and in the surrounding area.

The involved students were brought together in the auditorium, where the police and fire brigade provided their safety and offered support. The threatened student is safe and receives care. In order to do justice to the situation, a childcare station for the students concerned was also set up.

Again and again violence in schools

The incident in Hagen is part of a major problem that affects schools in Germany. According to a report by Zeit.de , the number of violent offenses at schools in North Rhine-Westphalia has increased by more than 50 % between 2019 and 2022. In 2022, 5,400 violent offenses were registered at schools in NRW, which shows that the situation in schools is worrying.

teachers report on an increase in willingness to use violence and taking weapons to school. The reasons for this are diverse and range from social and family deficits to the media that glorify violence. While schools try to counteract social work by expanding social work, resources are often missing to implement these measures efficiently.

The events in Hagen illustrate the need for a comprehensive concept for improving security in schools and the protection of the students. In view of the increasing numbers of violent incidents, schools and authorities must also work together to develop and implement preventive measures.