– Our most important focus now is to look after and keep everyone involved safe, and the necessary measures are being taken to look after both pupils and adults at the school, says Tom-Rune Elisussen, mayor of Senja municipality. It was on Monday morning that a primary school pupil threatened fellow pupils and staff with a knife, the municipality reports in a press release. According to the municipality, the other pupils were quickly taken into a classroom, the police were notified and quickly arrived on the scene. news has spoken to the police in Troms, who do not have detailed information about the sequence of events. Operations manager Per Arve Aas states that the case is now being handled further by the child protection service. The municipality also writes that resources from the crisis team in Senja are involved, to follow up on all those affected in the incident itself. Health nurses will be present at the school on Tuesday and talk to pupils and parents who may need it.
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