the Trend is clear. The number of complaints of abusive treatment in the Swedish school has increased continuously during the last measured ten years. Although the proportion of notifications in which the schools Inspectorate and the Child and school student representative (BEO) observed lack, has increased, from around 10 percent in 2006-2009 to over 40% in the last five years in the statistics.
What the rise is due is not clear. The Swedish schools inspectorate and BEO believe that statistics can be partly explained by an increased awareness in the society.
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– to register, you first need to know that you can do it. It has also been a greater focus on maladministration and insecurity in the school in the media, which also can affect, ” says Christian Floer which is a process developer for the Supervision on the basis of individärenden at the Swedish schools Inspectorate.
Christian Floer also points out that the largest part of the notifications made by the parents and not the students who are the victims.
the case of violations against the students, who may have come from both other students and teachers at the school. According to the Christian Floer it is a group that distinguish in the figures.
– Boys in primary school are a group that is over-represented in the notifications, ” he says.
The full statistics from 2018 has not yet been released, but the number of complaints that came in during the year was, according to Christian Floer, 1.910 pieces and it means a small break in trend from the steady increase.
– It is a fairly small decline, but given the strong growth that we have seen in recent years, it is still gratifying, ” says Christian Floer.
over time is due to increased awareness or that it has become more common violations of the school so indicate the numbers of an unsustainable situation in the school, says Peter Cook, president of the Sveriges elevkårer.
” It is unacceptable that it looks like this and it is very important to take these numbers seriously. No one should have to endure abusive treatment.
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Sveriges elevkårer after metoo-the movement made efforts to educate students and staff about sexual harassment and Ebba Chef explains that the interest has been very large.
“It’s gratifying, but it is also a sign that there is a great need for more knowledge concerning these issues within the school system,” she says, and continues:
– the Risk is also that the adults in the school to refrain from intervening when violations occur, if they feel they do not have sufficient knowledge. It is a sensitive topic, and one becomes afraid to make errors, which actually end up not doing anything at all.
to students, teachers and other professionals within the school need concrete tools and guidelines to deal with violations against the students.
– It is something that the school administration and principals need to work with, but the main responsibility lies, of course, on the government and the minister of education, Anna Ekström to deal with this incredibly large problem.
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