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.
Geneva shops open this Sunday
It was expected, and now it’s official. Shops in Geneva will be allowed to open exceptionally this Sunday.
Lack of snow ahead of holiday rush
This coming weekend, the last ski resorts are switching to winter mode and bracing for a holiday rush.
Too many children are buying alcohol
In Geneva, authorities are keeping a close eye on alcohol sales to minors.
Found kittens were not domestic
A springtime rescue in the woods near Verbois has a happy, and wild, ending.
Petition to ban 1st class on trains
The youth wing of the Transport and Environment Association is calling for the abolition of first class on trains, describing it as an unnecessary luxury.
Parliament rejects WHO alcohol policy
The Upper House of Parliament, the Council of States has overwhelmingly rejected adopting an alcohol policy based on recommendations from the World Health Organisation.
