KDH Wants More Security in Schools After Assault on Nursery School Teacher

Levice/Bratislava, 4 June (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) are tabling a bill to ramp up security in schools, former education minister and MP Jan Horecky (KDH) announced on Wednesday in response to an attempted robbery and attack on a teacher at a nursery school in Levice. "We must all come together for this purpose and protect what is most valuable to us — our children, especially young children," he stated. Horecky described the actions of the two men, who attacked a church-run nursery school in broad daylight with the intent to rob, as outrageously cowardly. The presence of small children didn't deter them, and they physically assaulted the teacher. "I am very proud of and sincerely thank the teacher for her bravery in protecting the children above all. I hope that the police will thoroughly investigate this crime and that the relevant authorities will punish the perpetrators in an exemplary manner. After all, there is a difference between someone committing a public disturbance in a fountain on a square and someone bursting into a nursery school full of small children," Horecky emphasised. The attack in Levice has also been condemned by Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD). "I condemn such an attack and trust that the perpetrators will be caught and justly punished," he said. Two as-yet unidentified perpetrators attempted to rob the church-run nursery school in Levice shortly after noon on Monday, 2 June. There were about 20 children and a teacher in the classroom at the time. The teacher caught the men in the act of attempted theft, and the two assaulted and injured her. Viktoria Borlokova, spokesperson for Nitra region police, confirmed that criminal proceedings have been initiated for the offence of public disorder. "It isn't possible to provide further information at this stage of the investigation," she said. mf/df