2023-11-27 05:59:56
Several schools in Brussels and Walloon Brabant in the Wallonia-Brussels Education network will remain closed on Monday morning following a bomb threat that fell on Sunday evening, the organizing authorities announced on Monday.
The police are touring all the establishments concerned and an assessment will be made during the day, specifies Cécile Marquette, deputy general director in charge of communication at Wallonie-Bruxelles Enseignement. WBE adds that the measure was decided “in strict compliance with the precautionary principle“. “We must not give in to panic“, says Ms. Marquette.
“Many establishments have been affected by similar alerts in recent weeks.“Schools are expected to remain closed all day Monday, but there is a good chance they will reopen on Tuesday. The network’s website (www.wbe.be) will be regularly updated on Monday.
Here is the list of establishments concerned:
The Royal Atheneum of Auderghem The basic school annexed to the Royal Atheneum of Auderghem The Royal Atheneum Gatti de Gamond (secondary section) The boarding school annexed to the Royal Atheneum Gatti de Gamond The Royal Atheneum of Sippelberg ( Molenbeek) The basic and primary schools annexed to the Royal Atheneum of Sippelberg The Atheneum Victor Horta (Saint Gilles) The Basic School annexed to the Royal Atheneum Victor Horta (Saint Gilles) The boarding school annexed to the Royal Atheneum Uccle 1 La Petite École dans la Prairie (Uccle) The Royal Atheneum of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert The basic school annexed to the Royal Atheneum of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert The basic school annexed to the Royal Atheneum of Evere L The fundamental school annexed to the Athénée royal Leonardo Da Vinci (Goujons and De Swaef sites) The fundamental and primary schools annexed to the Athénée royal Rive gauche (Laeken) The specialized school “Les Astronautes” in Ixelles The Athénée royal Riva Bella in Braine-l’Alleud (secondary section) The boarding school annexed to the Royal Athenaeum Riva Bella in Braine-l’Alleud The Royal Atheneum in Waterloo The annexed primary school the Royal Atheneum in Waterloo The annexed boarding school at the Athénée royal de Waterloo The Athénée royal de Jodoigne (secondary section) The Athénée royal de Paul Delvaux d’Ottignies The fundamental school annexed to the Athénée royal Paul Delvaux d’Ottignies The Athénée royal Rixensart Wavre (locations of Wavre and Rixensart) The basic schools annexed to the Royal Athénée of Rixensart Wavre (Wavre and Rixensart locations) The boarding school annexed to the Royal Athénée Rixensart Wavre (Lasne)
More information to follow
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