It was quite a fierce measure to close the schools on Friday. And to start a little later today. Has that been the right decision?
“I think so, given the time when the unrest began. That was on Thursday evening. Then we consulted with the mayor and the police from half past ten in the evening to about half past twelve in the morning. That is too late to communicate to parents what is actually going on while while while Videos of abuse on social media caused enormous unrest. “
“That was the reason that the mayor said at some point that it would be good to close the schools for a moment to have the peace. Then there was time to find out where the problem was actually when it came to the two groups in Haarlem and Beverwijk.”
“It was about those two groups, it was in the picture. But what’s news or fake news Was then difficult to distinguish on social media because of the amount of information. That is why the measure has been taken. It did bring a lot of unrest, so we would rather have just been open. But the closure was appropriate at that time. “
Were there signals from the youth violence for you before Thursday evening?
“Since the party week of Heemskerk (A week and a half ago, ed.) Deputy films appeared on the Socials. We knew they went around, but that was not affiliated with the schools. “
“On Wednesday evening, the sports clubs in the neighborhood warned teenagers here:” Bike with each other “, but that was actually the only thing that was going on. Most of the students kept far from that fight and found the images frightening.”
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