Stockholm:
Sweden’s authorities stated Wednesday it might increase safety at colleges after the nation’s worst mass taking pictures left 10 useless, giving academics the suitable to go looking college students’ baggage amongst different measures.
Colleges will likely be required to have emergency plans for violent conditions, entry to colleges would require keys, door codes or badges, and authorisations for digital camera surveillance will likely be simplified, Schooling Minister Johan Pehrson advised a press convention.
Academics and workers will likely be authorised to go looking college students’ baggage with out warning at main and secondary colleges and grownup training centres.
“We’re working intensively to enhance safety for college students, academics and different faculty workers,” Pehrson stated.
If adopted by parliament as anticipated, the brand new measures would enter into drive on July 1, 2025.
On February 4, 35-year-old Rickard Andersson entered the Campus Risbergska grownup training centre in Orebro and killed 10 folks earlier than apparently turning his gun on himself.
Officers discovered three weapons, shell casings and unused ammunition subsequent to his physique.
Andersson, whom police described as an unemployed recluse with no prior prison report, had a searching allow that licensed him to personal 4 weapons.
He had lived remoted in his condo since 2016, “with little contact with different folks”, police stated.
Police are nonetheless attempting to ascertain a transparent motive for the taking pictures.
Andersson had been enrolled at Campus Risbergska previously however not attended lessons since 2021.
Three days after the taking pictures, the federal government introduced it might amend weapon legal guidelines and limit entry to semi-automatic weapons.
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