Overview

• Four teenagers, aged 15 to 17, have been arrested in connection with a threatening email sent to the Max-Planck-Gymnasium in Duisburg, with one suspect identified as a 15-year-old from Berlin.
• Investigators are examining whether the suspects are responsible for all the emails, some of which contained racist threats while others called for educational reform.
• The threatening emails led to the closure of up to 20 schools on Monday, affecting approximately 18,000 students, with additional closures later in the week.
• Officials defended the school closures as necessary precautions, despite some criticism from parents and community members over the scale of the response.
• The incident has reignited discussions on right-wing extremism, the role of juveniles in digital threats, and the balance between security measures and proportionality.