73 such measures were announced in the last school year – State Education Councilor Werner Amon calls for a round table so that measures can be taken quickly.
These numbers should make you sit up and take notice: According to this, 73 suspensions were announced in the last school year. In the current one there are already 13. For comparison: In 2016/17 there were twelve, the following year 19, then around 20. And in 2021/22 the jump to 42, then to 73. Eight of these were in the first up to the fourth grade, 50 to the fifth to eighth grade, 15 to the ninth grade. “Of course, this trend worries us greatly,” says State Education Councilor Werner Amon (ÖVP). “Especially since this year, and the school year isn’t that long, there are already 13.” And the suspension is a measure that takes a lot of effort to achieve, “in addition, we receive a lot more feedback from schools or concerned parents Behaviors that endanger others.” With the newly flaring Middle East conflict, the number of radicalization events would have increased significantly. Werner Amon therefore asked for a round table on Wednesday with representatives of the education directorate, school principals, police and religious communities. “I really want to have concrete measures quickly.” He also wants mechanisms to be able to act immediately in the event of an incident; This is not possible with suspensions – which could only be imposed for four weeks. Amon: “There are unconstitutional concerns. But measures have to be taken.”
source site-12