Alarming violence at schools: Ostholstein fights against digital aggression!

Alarming violence at schools: Ostholstein fights against digital aggression!

Ostholstein. Alarming messages from the schools were registered in the whole of Germany last year, and the objections could be much higher! In Ostholstein, the schools feel the effects of this worrying development. Karsten Lemke, the headmaster of the Gerhard Hilgendorf School in Stockelsdorf, warns: "The inhibition threshold has dropped. It happens much more frequently that students are on the ground." Fortunately, it is usually minor injuries, but the increase in violence is obvious.

The biggest problem? Digital violence! Lemke describes the situation as "surface fire". Students spread private news and pictures regardless of the consequences. "They lack awareness of this," he explains. In order to counteract this, the topic of media security is already addressed at the introduction evening for new fifth graders. Parents are challenged because they often live an unhealthy consumption behavior for the children and grant them uncontrolled access to digital media too early.

Coastal Gymnasium Neustadt: Social worker ensure exchange

At the coastal gymnasium in Neustadt, the location looks a little better. Thanks to a comprehensive prevention concept and two committed social workers, problems are acted immediately in the event of problems. Marco Gregorius, one of the social workers, reports: "Often students come to us or we receive information from teachers." The increase in verbal derailments, which can also be observed among the youngest, is particularly worrying. Exclusion is one of the worst experiences for many students, which often also takes place online.

The Ostsee-Gymnasium in Timmendorfer Strand also relies on prevention. Headmistress Cordula Braun emphasizes the need for media lessons to teach the students the responsible use of cell phones. In addition, team building measures and self-defense projects are offered to prepare the students for possible threats. At the primary and community school beach in Timmendorf, a mobile phone ban is successfully implemented during school, which leads to more direct contact between the students and promotes social interactions.