In the clip above, the principal of Bjurslättsskolan explains why she believes that the advice cannot be followed. There you will also see some of the reactions that have come in social media.
Online, school staff rage against the advice from the National Agency for Education and call them, among other things, naive and unrealistic.
Furnishing airy, reducing congestion in corridors and open windows are some of the calls you respond to.
In a high-profile debate article written by teacher Maria Wiman in GP, she wonders when the Swedish National Agency for Education's director general and his colleagues were last in a Swedish school.
It was a press conference on January 7 with Minister of Education Anna Ekström and the National Agency for Education's Director General Peter Fredriksson who got Maria Wiman to write the debate article.
- When they went out to the press conference and mentioned these pieces of advice almost carelessly, then I felt - how naive can you be?
We understand that we must keep our distance, she tells SVT Nyheter Väst.
- I would rather have seen them say: “We understand that it is worrying for you and we can not guarantee your safety.
You are exposed.
We understand that you are carrying a heavy load, ”says Maria Wiman.
Several measures in schools
At Bjurslättsskolan in Gothenburg, which has students from pre-school class to sixth grade, several measures have been taken to reduce the spread of infection.
Among other things, by gathering students outdoors in different places in the schoolyard, making sure that the students are careful with hand hygiene and try to keep them away from each other.
Monika Blom says that she is not provoked by the councils, but that they are not possible to achieve.
- I can understand that there will be reactions, says Monika Blom.
The union: "Advice is not enough"
The union has also received reactions from the Swedish National Agency for Education.
- The advice is not enough and feels a bit naive.
It is as if they do not understand in reality what the school looks like and what can happen during a school day.
It is problematic, of course, says Andrea Meiling, chairman of the teachers' union in Gothenburg.
Is it not better than not giving any advice at all?
- It is good that the school is on the map.
Before, it was "no no, shoot yourself as usual".
It is good that it is visible, but much more is needed.
Teachers are worried about the infection, says Andrea Meiling.
The National Agency for Education does not want to comment
SVT Nyheter Väst has been in contact with the National Agency for Education, which has declined to comment on the criticism.
The National Agency for Education's website refers to the advice coming from the Swedish Public Health Agency and the Swedish Work Environment Authority.
The National Agency for Education began publishing the councils in June 2020 and has since continued to update them on an ongoing basis.