New education measures Demir are already encountering protests: “Have the director check lockers and school bags? We are not the police, are we?”

From next school year, every school director may check book bags and lockers if there are suspicions of possession of weapons or drugs. In addition, Flemish Minister of Education Zuhal Demir (N-VA) demands that every school has a behavioral expert in its ranks. These measures to tackle problem behavior at school are not exactly welcomed by Catholic education. “The director should not become a police officer,” says Director General of Catholic Education Flanders Bruno Vanobbergen.

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