It was on March 21 that four people crowded into the classroom to abuse one of the students attending the class.

In the classroom, they tried to avert the situation by closing the door and locking out the four attackers. But they managed to rip open the door after all.

Then a commotion erupts and the four of them attack a student with punches and drag her to the floor. At the same time as attempts are being made to avert the situation, several of the staff are called to help.

"After a couple of minutes, the teachers can share the students together and stop the violence," says Principal Daniel Björketun.

Two outsiders

Of the four attackers, two are students at the school and the other two have no right to stay there. Police are called to file a crime report and take testimony.

Following the incident, the school has been looking at further measures to improve safety.

"We are looking at whether we can expand with camera surveillance and that parts of the school may have code locks with card readers," says Daniel Björketun.

Reports of concern

The school has made reports of concern to social services regarding the four students. The two students attending the school have been suspended.

"The dilemma is that we have an open school and we don't have, and don't want, any guards. On the other hand, all students have ID cards that they must be able to show to identify that they attend the school, says Anna Ullman, Head of Upper Secondary School.

The high school principal and principal say students were scarred after the incident, but no one was seriously injured. They say they have a rehearsed plan for how to act when violence ensues and it should have worked well in the March 21 incident, according to the two.

"The staff has handled it well," ullman says.

Anna Ullman is head of upper secondary school. Photo: SVT