The school in Maastricht which a teacher committed suicide last year, has done too little to the 'bad atmosphere'. The 51-year-old biology teacher said in a farewell letter that bullied her colleagues was the reason for her act of desperation.
A committee has now investigated what went wrong at St. Martin's College. LVO, schools dome in charge, the complaints of teacher Caroline 'not picked up timely and adequately investigated. Writes De Limburger.
insufficient alert
The leadership of the Saint Martin's College was "insufficiently alert to possible harassment," let the committee. "If an employee shows to be bullied, it is important that the manager looks for solutions."
Caroline had filed a complaint in 2013 about being bullied. But that was not well-founded, the complaints found. Now researchers say that the biology teacher talked a lot about each other, but "not with each other."
Meetings suddenly canceled
By pooling some felt excluded. Colleagues organized meetings on days when Caroline could not attend. If she could indeed, meetings were opposed or canceled.
In those 'little safe working environment "Caroline reported sick in 2012. In a letter made by her husband last year in De Limburger, she describes how the school bullies held the hand above the head, while she got deeper and deeper into the pit.
Anti plague protocol
The schools dome meanwhile held an anti-bullying protocol into force staff. Also, the 21 connected secondary schools now look at how the staff feels.
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