There is great dismay at St. Franciscus primary school in Weiteveen after the shooting incident in the village on Tuesday morning. ”Our team is deeply shocked, this has a major impact on the children and parents. Yesterday, together with victim support, school social work and the local police officer, we discussed how we can provide our students and employees with the right guidance.”
The school writes this in a letter to parents and guardians of the students. The parents of a sixth-grade student at this school were killed in the violent incident on Tuesday morning. The couple’s other child is a former primary school student.
To properly assist people now, social work, youth nursing and victim support will be available for parents and children in the near future, the school team reports.
“Today the teachers, together with the classes, pay appropriate attention to this sad news and there is room to discuss with each other.” A memorial place will also be set up in the school, where children and parents can reflect on the event in their own way. Messages or cards can also be left.
The school and childcare will remain open in the coming days. “It is important for the children to resume their normal rhythm as quickly as possible, if possible. However, we try to keep the peace as much as possible.”
The school asks parents and caregivers to pay extra attention to the emotions of their child or children at this time. There is a request not to personally approach the children and other relatives in question at this time.