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Because of seven centimetersTens of thousands of euros expensive! Security has to guard the stairs at the elementary school – now it's even more absurd
This government madness is hard to believe!
Because the railing is seven centimeters too low, a security guard guarded the stairwell of a Frankfurt school. Now there is another solution – at least temporarily. But now there are fears that the new solution could be even more dangerous!
Security guard guards the staircase in the Frauenhofschule in Frankfurt
Within a few weeks, this staircase became probably the most expensive in Germany. The reason? The German industrial standard 18065 says that a stair railing must be at least 1.10 meters high. But at the Frauenhofschule in Frankfurt am Main it is sometimes only 1.03 meters – seven centimeters too low! And that was discovered during an inspection. The stair railing is around 100 years old – and has probably never become a problem in all these years, as Solmaz Heidlindemann, who currently runs the Frauenhofschule as a substitute, revealed in an interview with RTL a few weeks ago. Until now.
The stair security guard costs around 13,700 euros gross per week.
The result: A security service is temporarily organized for the stairwell in the elementary school. At peak times, several security guards were on duty. The costs: around 13,700 euros gross per weeksaid a city spokeswoman to the dpa. The city pays for it – i.e. the taxpayer. At least until the Easter holidays. For Peter Holst from the parent representative, the approach is “complete madness”. For him, this is a “waste of taxpayers’ money,” he says in an interview with RTL.
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Because now the security service has been withdrawn, but the staircase madness continues. Just like the German industrial standard 18065. And so nets have been securing the low railing since Monday. They span the two staircases from the ground floor to the fourth floor.
The network should now ensure more security.
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Heidlindemann thinks this “cost-effective solution is fine”. She felt sorry for the security guards deployed, some of whom monitored the stairs on children's chairs. Parents' representative Peter Holster also thinks the solution is “better than security guards”, but emphasizes: “You shouldn't forget that the net is also superfluous in my opinion.” There are also concerns that children could view the net as a climbing opportunity. “A bit like Spiderman,” the parent representative continued. “Or that children get their fingers caught in them.”
But the city is sticking with its measures – also for legal reasons. “The city is obliged to comply with all legally regulated safety regulations. If defects are noticed, they must be remedied – regardless of the costs incurred,” the Department for Education, Real Estate and New Building recently announced when asked by RTL. According to the city, what a permanent “structural solution” could look like was discussed during an on-site visit during the holidays. This is what the dpa reports. Possible permanent solutions will now be pursued – and in the meantime the networks should offer security.
Sources used: dpa and own RTL research
