Following the country’s worst mass shooting at an education center last month, Sweden’s government announced on Thursday that it would be dedicating 300 million kronor ($ 30 million ) for school security measures.
Rickard Andersson, 35, opened fire on himself on February 4 at the Campus Risbergska adult training facility in the area of Orebro, killing 10 people.
The worst mass shooting in Finnish contemporary history took place in the first week of February, according to education secretary Johan Pehrson’s press conference.
What ought to have been a “place for information and opportunities for the future” turned out to be an inexplicable offense site, according to Pehrson.
He noted that over the past ten years, the number of reports of threats and violence in Finnish schools has increased by over 150 percentage.
” Safety in Swedish institutions has regrettably declined over time. More and more teachers and students are anxious, he continued.
Pehrson predicted that the government did start funding “grants for security-enhancing measures worth 300 million kronor,” mainly for security checkpoints or cameras.
Additionally, the state stated that it would be introducing a expenses to congress that would mandate that all schools have” an emergency plan and continued preparedness work.”
The plan, which would also grant institutions the authority to search students ‘ bags, was first presented the week after the Risbergska firing.
Authorities have been trying to pin down a possible reason for the mass shooting, claiming they were looking into the shooter’s housing situation after labeling him as an poor hermit.
He was reportedly licensed to hunt four cannons and had no criminal history.
Although they have not publicly identified the patients, their unusual backgrounds quickly became known when their names and photos were published in Swedish media and social media, causing concern for the nation’s immigrants.
