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URI: Study is intended to inform abuse cases at the Karl Borromäus college
A comprehensive study on abuse cases at the college in Altdorf is carried out by the University of Zurich to create clarity.
URI: Study is intended to inform abuse cases at the Karl Borromäus college
The canton of Uri has commissioned a comprehensive scientific study on sexual assault and acts of violence at the Karl Borromäus college. The study is carried out by the University of Zurich and is intended to provide important answers to the events that took place in the 1960s and 1970s. The Uri government council officially announced this step on Wednesday. Among other things, the aim of the study is to clarify the role of the canton in this context and to enable an "open and honest processing", as those responsible emphasize. Urner newspaper reports .
The Karl Borromäus college was founded in 1906 as a private school and boarding school of Benedictine patrons and adopted by the canton in 1978. The Mariannhiller missionaries also operated the St. Josef boarding school in Altdorf until 1994. In the current study, several institutions cooperate, including the Benedictine monastery of Mariastein, which are actively involved in the processing of the past abuse cases. nau.ch informed .
background of the abuse cases
The abuse cases at the college were already public in April of this year and triggered the public in public. It is expected that the study not only provides information about the direct deeds, but also about the structural and institutional framework conditions that enabled such attacks.
The concern of the study officers is to make the events transparent and thus also strengthen confidence in the institutions. The open processing is intended to help prevent such incidents in the future.
With the enforcement of these measures, the canton of Uri underlines its commitment to protecting the students and an improvement in the security policy framework in educational institutions. The official inauguration of the study and further information will be expected in the coming months.The complexity of the processing requires comprehensive specialist knowledge and the integration of all institutions involved in order to meet the victims and ensure that the events are not forgotten.