(Prague) The arts faculty at Charles University in Prague, where a student killed 14 people earlier this month, announced Friday that it would remain closed at least until the end of January.
Faculty officials added that they will not require students to take their final exams for the winter semester that ends Jan. 12, allowing them to defer their assignments.
A 24-year-old student opened fire in the faculty premises on December 21, killing 14 people, before committing suicide. Twenty-four other people were injured.
« All reviews [des étudiants] will be carried out on a voluntary basis and their format may be modified depending on circumstances,” according to a press release on the faculty’s website.
“We want to assure you that even if you do not receive credit for the winter semester, you will be able to continue your studies with confidence and complete your program successfully in the future,” the text adds.
As Christmas approached, the attack shook this country of 10.8 million inhabitants, a member of the European Union and NATO, where shootings of this kind are extremely rare.
According to the police, the assailant also killed two people chosen at random in the suburbs of Prague on December 15, a young father and his two-month-old daughter.
On the day of the shooting, the murderer first murdered his father, in the house where they lived together. The assassin’s motives have not yet been clarified.