Geneva’s primary schools will soon have an Active Shooter plan - a protocol for attacks involving armed individuals.
Parents have been calling for such measures since last year.
Staff will be briefed by the end of October, with secondary schools to follow in November.
Details remain under wraps for security reasons. One element is certain: alarm buttons are planned only for new buildings. Since 2016, Geneva police have answered six shooter alerts – all of them false alarms.
Thousands of Swiss nationals stuck in middle east
Bern says it’s not able to repatriate thousands of Swiss citizens who are either resident in the middle east - or stranded as their flights have been cancelled.
Anti-war demonstrators in Geneva
Around a hundred people gathered in Geneva yesterday evening to protest the war in Iran.
Parmelin signs EU deal
Swiss President Guy Parmelin met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels yesterday to advance a new package of bilateral agreements between Switzerland and the EU.
Parliament moves closer to end murder loophole
Switzerland is moving closer to abolishing the 30 year statute of limitations for murder.
Water worker buried alive
A worker has died after being buried alive in canton Fribourg.
Petition for quiet cars on trains
A woman from Biel in canton Bern has launched an online petition calling for quiet carriages in second class on Swiss trains.
