A principal in Oslo was attacked by an underage boy on Tuesday. He has not been a student at the school and is not associated with a criminal environment, according to police attorney Ingrid Hærem.
Published: 24/04/2024 12:21 | Updated: 24/04/2024 18:54
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- A principal in Oslo was attacked by an underage boy on Tuesday.
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A principal at a school in the east of Oslo was subjected to a violent attack on Tuesday afternoon.
– The police came to the scene and the incident has been reported to the police. He was not attacked at school, or by a student at his own school, says Divisional Director of the Swedish Education Agency, Petter Hagen to Aftenposten in an e-mail.
The principal was sent to hospital and is now on sick leave.
– We follow up the headmaster and the school closely, and pupils and parents have been informed about the incident. Our priority now is to look after the principal and the school, says Hagen.
Aftenposten has been in contact with the rector in question, who does not wish to comment. He confirms to VG that there was an incident of violence yesterday afternoon.
– I feel better now. I am well followed up by the hospital staff and the education agency, says the principal to VG.
Not a student at the school
The police are said to have been notified of the incident at around 4.30pm on Tuesday. Police prosecutor Ingrid Hærem confirmed earlier today that they are investigating the incident.
On Wednesday afternoon, she told Aftenposten that the boy who attacked was not a former student at the school where the principal works.
– He doesn’t live in the district either. The boy is not connected to a criminal network, says Hærem to Aftenposten.
– We have a good dialogue with the relevant schools and take the incident seriously, adds Hærem.
Widespread school violence
Aftenposten has previously documented that in the years 2017–2022, Oslo School registered over 23,000 reports of violence and threats against staff. In those years, an average of over 20 incidents of violence and threats were reported every day.
177 of the incidents were considered so serious that they were reported to the police.
Our surveys also showed large differences between the schools in Oslo. The findings also indicate that there is under-reporting of such incidents at some schools.
