Poland's police mobilised 20,000 officers to schools across the country on Monday, a move announced by Prime Minister Donald Tusk after three stabbings in four days.
The rapid response followed a series of attacks: a 15‑year‑old in Leszczydol‑Nowiny killed a caretaker and wounded two teachers; a 19‑year‑old in Ostroleka injured ten people, including himself; and a Saturday assault at a Warsaw further‑education college left three injured.
During a crisis meeting on Sunday, Tusk warned that the glorification of violence on certain internet corners, including Nazi‑themed content and violent games, was inflaming youth aggression. Police said a boy had built a Roblox model of his school and simulated attacks, then was found with a firearm, ammunition and knives.
Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski told TVP Info that the state would issue a "clear message" of zero tolerance for attacks on children and would not let public life descend into anarchy.
Following Monday's inspections of roughly 80,000 institutions and detentions of 135 suspects, the government has pledged to draft new security regulations and will convene a parliamentary committee next week to decide on further legislative measures.