– I get a lot of messages, on all platforms, that are directed at me as a person. Which I don’t think belongs in this context at all, says the principal at Drammen upper secondary school, Hanne Hagby. – It’s been really overwhelming, she adds. She emphasizes that she has also received some positive feedback, but that this is a matter of direct harassment of her as a person. – For example, I don’t answer phone calls without knowing the sender. It’s things like that. I think it’s sad that it’s like that, she says. Wanted to limit prayer during school hours It was on Monday that news received tips from several students about an article that was published on the school’s website. Drammen upper secondary school. Photo: Elisabeth Tøtte Hansen / news In the post from the headmaster it was said: “It is now Ramadan for our Muslim pupils. In this connection, there is an increased focus on prayer. We find that students leave class time to pray. It is not okay to leave classes or be late for classes for this reason. This could give grounds for a remark. I would also like to clarify that leg stretches are teaching time and should not be used for prayer. It is important that everyone feels included at school, including believing Muslims, but it is still not an activity that should be taken during class time.” The post was later deleted. Headmaster: – I don’t feel that it is unsafe On Friday, police and guards were sent to the school after a threat at Jodel was directed at the headmaster’s office, writes Drammens Tidende. The message stated that a lynching was to take place at Drammen upper secondary school at 12.00, according to the newspaper. – Police and guards must be at the school to be visible and as a preventive measure, says operations manager Roger Aaser in the South-East police district to news. The police only learned of the threat yesterday. They do not know who was behind the anonymous message. The school stands together Headmaster Hanne Hagby explains that they stand together on this at the school, and that the pupils have behaved impeccably all week. – I don’t walk around scared. We have the police, we have Securitas, we stand together on this at school. Hagby says that she both hopes and feels that the situation has calmed down. – I want this to calm down and become nothing more. Police in place outside Drammen upper secondary school. Photo: Elisabeth Tøtte Hansen / news Both the police and the school relate the threat to Monday’s riot. The students must talk to each other. The student council leader says she also believes the threat is linked to the disagreements earlier in the week. Merjem Duderija is student council leader. Photo: Henning Rønhovde / news – I think many people probably liked the attention, and perhaps thought it was fun with news visits and such. So they wanted to continue the theme and start a new rebellion, says student council leader Merjem Duderija. She says she is going to send out a message to the student council representatives and ask them to talk to their class about what has happened. Taking it seriously Hagby says that she has not felt uneasy in connection with the threat. – It’s like that when we get that type of threat, we have routines on how to handle it. And one of those routines is to contact the police, says Hagby.
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Police to Drammen high school after threat of lynching – news Oslo og Viken – Local news, TV and radio
