When a court has convicted a teacher of a crime, the sentence must be forwarded to the Swedish Schools Inspectorate.

But many convicted teachers may never have their suitability tested.

We have examined ten teachers who have been convicted of assault on students in the last twelve months and can state that only four of these judgments have been received by the Swedish Schools Inspectorate.

- It is not always clear from the case that the case concerns a teacher, says judge Mats Sjösten at Varberg District Court.

The Swedish Schools Inspectorate must request the judges

Three of the four teachers whose cases have reached the Swedish Schools Inspectorate are now being investigated by the authority.

But the case of the teacher who was convicted of minor assault by a seven-year-old in Sollefteå has been dropped - because the teacher was not competent.

Then the suitability is not tested by the Teachers' Liability Committee, LAN.

The Swedish Schools Inspectorate will now investigate where the other judges have gone.

- To the extent that the Swedish Schools Inspectorate has not received judgments about relevant persons, we will request them, says Cindra Klingspor Lindblom, lawyer at the Swedish Schools Inspectorate.

The teachers' responsibility committee hears about cases in the media

The teachers' responsibility committee has so far not received a single report regarding the ten teachers.

At the same time as the investigation is ongoing, both student and teacher can remain at the school.

- Sometimes we read about the cases in the media, says Lars Dirke, judge and chairman of the Teachers' Liability Committee.

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Sometimes the Teachers' Responsibility Committee hears about judgments against teachers in the media.

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