Following initial warnings that they would face criminal charges, some colleges in the European capital of Duisburg remained closed on Monday as a protection.
Officers in the northern German state of North Rhine-Westphalia said the communications contained” threatening and right-wing radical statements.”
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A European extensive school received a letter from an unidentified person on Friday, according to authorities. It threatened to carry out judicial proceedings on Monday.
On Sunday, the same class received another letter with threats, this time relating to 13 another city schools.
According to researchers from Duisburg’s State Security Service, the” severity of the announced infractions” are unfounded, they continued.
But, Duisburg’s grammar school and all supplementary and extensive schools have suspended in-person classes. According to officials, some of these institutions may offer online courses.
A total of about 17, 980 students from 15 complete schools and two extra schools were affected.
Different schools are scheduled to be opened, though some will let parents choose whether or not to enroll their children.
Decision-makers have classified the danger level as” Threat Level 2,” which would include the risk of violent attacks on several students or death threats, according to the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
The authorities announced a presence at the damaged schools to “further decrease any possible remaining risk.” They claimed that ongoing investigations into the author’s identity and the threat’s context were continuous.
