Mourning and shock to the killing spree: pupils and parents in need are pushed

Mourning and shock to the killing spree: pupils and parents in need are pushed

Dreierschützengasse, 8020 Graz, Österreich - On June 12, 2025, students of the Borg Dreierschützengasse gathered in the Helmut-List-Halle to process the killing spree that took place on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. In the middle of grief and pain there is a dense emotional atmosphere. Candles and flowers were brought to the memorial, while psychological specialists offer support to those affected. Many students express their grief through letters, drawings and soft toys, as the Krone reports.

A teacher expressed that she did not know how to survive the day. A affected mother emphasized that she and others try to get every day. She is particularly grateful that she can still hug her child and emphasizes the importance of professional care by the school guidance and the crisis intervention team (KIT). Acute care employees are involved in those affected, rich handkerchiefs and listen carefully.

The role of crisis helpers

Edwin Benko, training manager of the crisis intervention team of the state of Styria and psychotherapist, described the challenges of support work. The crisis intervention team, which was integrated at the request of the educational directorate, aims not to be alone not to be alone. In such situations, it is crucial that someone is at the side that is more stable than those affected themselves. Benko emphasizes that some of the present feel fear, while others react with anger or bewilderness, such as the reports.

The school keeper of the Borg had recognized the danger in good time and acted quickly to bring the students to safety. Thanks to the fast reactions of the educators, a safe escape could be organized. These measures were particularly important after several bomb threats at the school had already been recorded in the past. The Cobra operations were on site within a few minutes and probably saved more lives.

prevention and support in the field of education

Responsibility for prevention, intervention and aftercare of emergencies in schools is the school management. In Germany, there have been systematic planning and instructions for such emergencies in the past 20 years, which have been developed in cooperation with school regulatory authorities and school psychological specialists, as the Schulpsychology.de School psychological services are also integrated into crisis intervention and deals with psychosocial emergency care according to violence, accidents and natural disasters.

Through further training for school managers and advisory teachers as well as the training of internal crisis teams, it is ensured that schools are well prepared in the event of an emergency. A well -networked system of regional helpers and crisis bars helps affected students and teachers to be fully looked after in crisis situations.