Aloisianum Linz case

Judge rules on accused pupils

There has been no peace at the Aloisianum since the incidents at the project week in mid-May.

(Bild: Dostal Harald)

A judge at the Linz District Court decides on the application for a temporary injunction by four accused grammar school pupils who were expelled from the Aloisianum in Linz following a complaint of coercion. The issue for the boys is whether they will receive a report card this year.

Four former pupils and the Aloisianum college are now eagerly awaiting the forthcoming decision by a judge at the Linz District Court. As reported, the sixth graders, who were expelled from the private Catholic high school in Linz after allegedly depriving a 15-year-old classmate of her freedom and coercing her, had taken legal action against this. They are also being investigated by the Linz public prosecutor's office.

Report card at stake
On June 10, the 16-year-old boys and their parents applied for a temporary injunction against the Kollegium Aloisianum school association and the termination of their private school contracts. If this decision is upheld, the four young people will probably not be issued with school reports for the current school year. They argue that the actions of the school management were unjustified.

If the Linz judge comes to the same conclusion, the four boys will be allowed to attend the private grammar school again in future and will probably receive an annual report this year.

20-page statement
On Monday, the Aloisianum also issued a corresponding statement for the judiciary in this case. "It is 20 pages long and must first be examined in peace," confirmed Dietmar Fuchsloch, spokesman for the Linz District Court. It is not yet clear how quickly a decision can be expected. Among other things, the judge still has to clarify whether she can decide solely on the basis of the written statements. "It could also be that she wants to question the parties involved in person."