Although the preschool class for six-year-olds is a compulsory part of the Swedish school, there is no such activity within the primary school. This means that the children who are entitled to admission in special school today are referred either to join an integrated group or to stay an extra year in their preschool.
A system that both parents and school staff testify to involves difficulties and risks of discrimination.
SVT Västmanland has previously met the twins Hilde and Signe.
The city of Västerås now belongs to the municipalities that are taking a local initiative and before the preschool class also for primary school children.
A decision on a pilot project, starting in the fall, has been made in both the elementary and preschool committees.
- We are doing a trial year and we will follow up this fall already how this has gone, says Vicki Skure Eriksson. In the clip, she tells more about the project