Sandra was eight years old when she started second grade at the Christian independent school Hällebergsskolan in Ljungskile.

Although ten years have passed since she left, she still suffers from what she experienced there.

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It went so far that Sandra tried to take her own life twice.

When Göteborgs-Posten dug into the Hälleberg school case, they were able to reveal that Sandra was not alone in her suicidal thoughts.

Another ten students at the school had tried to take their own lives.

The principal resigned

The Christian Free School Council, on the other hand, believes that what GP found at Hälleberg School is a so-called "newspaper duck".

- To a large extent, I would say that it is a newspaper duck.

But there were clear problems regarding the communication of what is church and what is school in this context.

And if you had corrected it, you probably wouldn't have had these problems.

After the disclosure, the school's principal resigned and the School Inspectorate launched an investigation.

It led to the school being fined SEK 300,000 and tasked with fixing the problems discovered. 

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But just six months after the decision, the school passed the School Inspectorate's return visit with no complaints and never had to pay a fine.

The inspection report states that: "Active and conscious value-based work is carried out to create an environment based on respect and participation."

Hällbergsskolan writes in an email to Uppdrag ganskning that: "We of course regret things that were mistakes backwards, those who have been hurt by it should feel our support and we do not stand for anything that could have been destructive and degrading."

"Should not be in Swedish schools"

Education Minister Lina Axelsson Kihlblom (S) reacts strongly to what has emerged about the Hälleberg School and the Task Review's disclosure about other religious free schools. 

- This should not be in Swedish schools.

End of discussion.

This sort of thing pisses me off.

She says that the Schools Inspectorate needs to listen to testimonies from students, but also look more broadly at, for example, social media and the schools' websites.

- I think that the School Inspectorate needs even clearer rules, because it is obvious now that we have the stricter legislation, that we discover errors in several cases.

But we must ensure that the school is free from religious influence.