Overview
- Basisschool 't Oelebröd closed on January 12 after a wolf was reported on an adjacent sports field while the school day was already delayed by icy conditions.
- A provincial enforcement officer searched the area and found no wolf at the time, and authorities assessed no immediate threat to the school.
- Lessons have resumed and provincial and municipal supervisors are keeping watch in the area for any further sightings.
- Deputy Gert-Jan Schuinder said video analysis confirmed the animal was a wolf and likely a dispersing passerby, which can occur when young wolves seek new territory.
- Schuinder backed the one-day closure after multi-agency consultations, noting there is no indication the animal was the separately designated problem wolf GW4890m.