Several people in Farsta say that they feel unsafe after what happened. Some no longer want to stay, and others are asking for greater efforts at school.
– I have two sons, 8 and 11 years old. Yesterday, my 11-year-old said that he doesn’t want to stay in Farsta and asked if we can move from here, says a woman SVT spoke to.
During Saturday evening, staff from the church, the city’s crisis management, security walkers and the social emergency service gathered in the Centrumkyrkan in Farsta to assist the residents in the area with support. During the weekend, the church is open around the clock and Sunday’s service has been canceled in favor of two moments of remembrance in favor of the deceased 15-year-old.
“No longer unusual”
Kim Bergman, pastor and parish manager of Centrumkyrkan in Farsta, says that several young people applied to the church during the night.
– What is a bit difficult is that it no longer feels unusual. It was someone older who said: “I don’t even get sad, I’m so used to it”. I think that expresses how it is right now, says Kim Bergman.
The recreation center Tuben is also open on Sunday and security guards are on site in the center, reports Gunilla Ekmark, district director.
The school has a crisis team on site
The elementary school in Farsta will be open as usual on Monday morning, but with extra resources on site.
– We will meet the students with the crisis teams we have and which we can get from other schools. We will have many counsellors, psychologists and other student health personnel on site, says Peter Brager, head of primary school Farsta-Skarpnäck.
With two days left until the summer vacation, the first planned activities outside of school were planned. Now the plan has been changed to better meet the needs of the children and the staff.
– We do not know what this raises in individual students or staff in this situation, we want to be able to meet with support at the school based on what is needed, says Peter Brager.