135 detained. Police action continues after school attacks
After acts of violence in schools in Masovia, educational institutions were subject to additional monitoring. 135 people were detained.
Quick Look
- In response to three acts of violence in schools in Masovia, including a fatal attack in Leszczydole-Nowiny, Polish schools were subject to additional monitoring by the police and municipal guards.
- So far, 135 people have been detained, and directors will receive new instructions on how to respond.
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Why It Matters
In recent days, there have been a series of serious attacks in Masovia using dangerous tools in educational institutions.
In recent days, there have been three acts of violence in schools in Masovia. For this reason, from Friday, schools and kindergartens were subject to additional monitoring by the police supported by city guards.
On Monday morning, the police announced on the X platform that activities are underway throughout Poland to ensure the safety of children, young people and all employees of educational institutions.
"During the activities, 135 people have been arrested so far. The police continue to monitor the network 24 hours a day and respond to every report," the police wrote on the X platform.
Today, instructions for school principals and teachers
On Sunday, during a special briefing on the latest acts of violence in schools, Deputy Minister of Education Paulina Piechna- Więckiewicz announced that instructions on how to respond to an attack using a dangerous tool will be made available for principals and teachers on Monday. These materials were created in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior and Administration, the Government Center for Security and the Internal Security Agency.
Today, in a morning interview on RMF FM, Minister of Education Barbara Nowacka emphasized that the police will be in all Polish schools. I think the situation has calmed down. Moreover, teachers and principals showed that safety is ensured even in crisis situations, said Barbara Nowacka.
A series of attacks in schools in Masovia
On Thursday, at the primary school in Leszczydole-Nowiny (Masovian Voivodeship), a 15-year-old attacked three people, including a 37-year-old employee of the facility, who died. The day before, at the Vocational School Complex No. 4 in Ostrołęka, a 19-year-old attacked nine people with a knife, including five students and two teachers. He also had a backpack with homemade explosives.
On Saturday, a 21-year-old woman attacked three people with a knife in the adult school complex at ul. Mińska in Warsaw.
Last week, police officers also thwarted a possible attack at a school in Sierpc. A detained 17-year-old who threatened to "do something bad" was charged and arrested for two months.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Dissemination of a new response manual for school principals and teachers
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What specific procedures will be included in the new instructions for schools?
- Are there any long-term changes planned in the facility security system?
