Berlin
Police operation due to mass brawl at school in Neukölln
Several people were injured in a mass brawl at a school in Neukölln. (Symbolic image) photo
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There are more frequent complaints about a lack of respect for police officers or teachers. At one school, an initially banal argument between young people escalated to such an extent that the headmistress ended up in the hospital.
During a big fight at a school in Berlin-Neukölln students, teachers and police officers were injured. The 52-year-old headmistress, who wanted to separate fighting teenagers, was pushed on Monday morning and broke her finger, the police announced on Tuesday. Other teachers and police officers were attacked.
Students sprayed pepper spray, so that a total of 49 children, young people and teachers suffered irritations and were treated by paramedics. According to the police, the reason for the escalated conflict was rather banal; it was not about politics.
The community school in the Gropiusstadt district of Neukölln, which runs from grades 1 to 10 in Berlin, convened a crisis team and called in school psychologists. In addition, the school supervision was informed, as a spokesman for the education administration said. “We will continue to communicate to ensure the best possible support for the school.”
Police with several patrol cars on duty
At around 10:30 a.m. a fight broke out at the school between two 14-year-olds and a 15-year-old student on one side and two other boys on the other. One student sprayed irritant gas, but ran into the gas cloud himself, while an opponent got hold of the spray and in turn attacked the other group with it. Another 15-year-old came along and the fight escalated.
Two teachers who intervened were also sprayed. The headmistress was so injured that she was later taken to a hospital. At first it was just said that she had broken her hand, later it was said that she had accidentally fallen against a wall and broken her finger.
The police were alerted, several patrol cars arrived and the police calmed the situation down somewhat. Then, however, the 21-year-old brother of a student came along and attacked at least one police officer with a punch. Police officers overpowered the brother, who insulted and threatened them. The investigation is underway for attacks on police officers, threats, insults and dangerous and simple bodily harm.
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