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Anna Halman (June 21 1992 - August 21 2006) was a teenage student from Kiełpino Górne who attended Gymnasium #2 in Gdansk.

On August 20 2006 she was the victim of a sexual assault in her classroom in the teacher's absence. Five boys pulled down her pants, groped her and pretended to rape her while one boy filmed the incident with his mobile phone. ^[1] The following day she committed suicide. She was 14 years old. Her story was carried by the media, and she was known as Anna or Ania (an affectionate diminutive of the name Anna) until her full name was revealed.

In response to the incident and the scandal it caused, the Polish Minister of Education, Roman Giertych, launched a Zero Tolerance school reform.^[2] Under this plan, teachers would have the legal status of civil servants, making violent crimes against them punishable by higher penalties. Head teachers will be, in theory, able to send aggressive pupils to perform community service and these students' parents may also be fined. Teachers who fail to report violent acts in school could face a prison sentence. ^[1]

This plan has been criticized by psychologists stating that more severe punishments won't fix the real problem. ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b Warsaw voice
^ BBC news

External links

http://www.gazetawyborcza.pl/1,75478,3703914.html Polish site
http://gdansk.naszemiasto.pl/wydarzenia/661922.html Polish site
http://www.rzeczpospolita.pl/dodatki/warszawa_070507/warszawa_a_5.html Polish site
http://www.blisty.cz/2007/5/4/art34138.html Czech site
http://www.sarm.sk/indexPure.cfm?module=articles&page=ArticlePrint&ArticleID=8588 Slovak site

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+'''Anna Halman''' ([[June 21]] [[1992]] - [[August 21]] [[2006]]) was a teenage student from [[Gdansk|Kiełpino Górne]] who attended Gymnasium #2 in [[Gdansk]].
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-'''Anna Halman''' (known as '''Ania''' or '''Ania H.''' in media; [[June 21]] [[1992]] - [[August 21]] [[2006]], Kiełpino Górne, [[Gdansk]]) was a Polish student in [[Gymnasium number 2 (Gdansk)|Gymnasium nr. 2]], [[Gdansk]]. On [[August 20]] [[2006]] she was the victim of a [[sexual assault]] in her classroom when the teacher was away. Five boys pull down her pants, gropes her and pretends to rape her while filming with a mobile phone. <ref name="warsaw">[http://www.warsawvoice.pl/view/13372/ Warsaw voice]</ref> The following day she committed suicide.
+On [[August 20]] [[2006]] she was the victim of a [[sexual assault]] in her classroom in the teacher's absence. Five boys pulled down her pants, groped her and pretended to rape her while one boy filmed the incident with his mobile phone. <ref name="warsaw">[http://www.warsawvoice.pl/view/13372/ Warsaw voice]</ref> The following day she committed suicide. She was 14 years old. Her story was carried by the media, and she was known as '''Anna''' or
+'''Ania''' (an affectionate diminutive of the name Anna) until her full name was revealed.
-As a response to this, Polish Minister of Education [[Roman Giertych]] launched a Zero Tolerance school reform.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6113660.stm BBC news]</ref> Under this plan, teachers would have the legal status of civil servants, making violence crimes against them punishable by higher penalties. The plan has also received criticism by psychologists stating that more severe punishments won't fix the real problem.<ref name="warsaw"/>
+In response to the incident and the scandal it caused, the Polish Minister of Education, [[Roman Giertych]], launched a Zero Tolerance school reform.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6113660.stm BBC news]</ref> Under this plan, teachers would have the legal status of civil servants, making violent crimes against them punishable by higher penalties. Head teachers will be, in theory, able to send aggressive pupils to perform community service and these students' parents may also be fined. Teachers who fail to report violent acts in school could face a prison sentence.
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+This plan has been criticized by psychologists stating that more severe punishments won't fix the real problem. {{fact}}
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 ==External links==
+* http://www.gazetawyborcza.pl/1,75478,3703914.html Polish site
-: ''Polish external links''
-* http://www.gazetawyborcza.pl/1,75478,3703914.html
+* http://gdansk.naszemiasto.pl/wydarzenia/661922.html Polish site
-* http://gdansk.naszemiasto.pl/wydarzenia/661922.html
+* http://www.rzeczpospolita.pl/dodatki/warszawa_070507/warszawa_a_5.html Polish site
-* http://www.rzeczpospolita.pl/dodatki/warszawa_070507/warszawa_a_5.html
+* http://www.blisty.cz/2007/5/4/art34138.html Czech site
+* http://www.sarm.sk/indexPure.cfm?module=articles&page=ArticlePrint&ArticleID=8588 Slovak site
-: ''Others''
-* http://www.blisty.cz/2007/5/4/art34138.html (Czech)
-* http://www.sarm.sk/indexPure.cfm?module=articles&page=ArticlePrint&ArticleID=8588 (Slovak)
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-[[Category:Polish people]]
+[[Category:Crime victims]]
+[[Category:People from Gdańsk]]
+[[Category:Suicides]]
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