Various types of drugs and a stabbing weapon were found in the lockers of three Hoorn schools yesterday. The lockers of the OSG, Werenfridus and Copernicus in Hoorn were searched with the help of two dogs. It is not known at which school the stabbing weapon was found.
In cooperation with schools in West Friesland, the police regularly and unannounced checks of students’ lockers. The lockers are then checked for drugs, illegal fireworks, weapons and other items that do not belong in a school.
Yesterday, two police dogs were deployed to randomly check the safes of the Werenfridus, OSG and Copernicus. The safety team of the municipality of Hoorn, boas and Halt supported the schools.
Drugs were found in several lockers, as well as a stabbing weapon at a school. It is not known at which school this stabbing weapon was found.
Apart from stabbing incident
At the end of last month, 14-year-old Dani from Westwoud was stabbed after he got into a fight with a 16-year-old boy from Hoorn just outside Oscar Romero secondary school. He died later from his injuries. According to the municipality, the checks at the schools in Hoorn are separate from the stabbing incident in October.
“The inspection has been planned for some time,” the municipality reports. “We can imagine that the checks now have an extra impact as a result. That is why we talked to the students after the checks, so that care and support for school social work and the youth and family worker is possible.”