Pupils must not be kissed and hugged - The Swedish Schools Inspectorate remarks at a Christian school in Nyköping

During the Swedish Schools Inspectorate's inspection of religious independent schools, it was found that the Focus School in Nyköping, which has a Christian focus, does not allow its students to show that they are together during school hours.

It appears from the school's general well-being rules where one of the points reads: "Do not" be "with someone so that it is visible during school time but be a good friend with everyone and a good example."

Goes against the curriculum

The Swedish Schools Inspectorate believes that it goes against one of the points in the curriculum - that the school should shape and convey the individual's freedom and integrity.

The authority therefore requires the school to take measures and report these no later than 15 September.

The school principal Jan Rosman says that on the one hand he understands the Swedish Schools Inspectorate's view on the matter. 

- On the other hand, I think it is a bit larval, because they know that no student has been hurt by this, he says.

The rule should remain

He says that the well-being rule will remain, but that it will be reformulated to be clearer.

But how it will be reformulated is still unclear and will be discussed in the college after the holidays.

- The purpose has never been to prevent someone from being with someone, but it is more focused on the explicit expressions of when you are in love with someone, says Jan Rosman.

But where the limit for these explicit expressions goes, Jan Rosman gives no examples.

In the clip, Jan Rosman tells why the students at Fokusskolan are not allowed to kiss and hug each other.

Last winter, SVT Nyheter Sörmland reported that the Christian preschool Åliden's preschool, which is owned by the same foundation as Fokusskolan in Nyköping, refused asylum-seeking children to line up for the activity.

The municipality of Flen then demanded that the school take measures to improve the work with queue management, which was also done.

The municipality also decided on an injunction for a fine because they judged that the religious activities at the preschool were not outside the teaching, which they are required by law to do.

But the administrative court said no to the imposition of a fine as the court considered that it was too imprecise what measures the municipality thought the preschool should take.