The Government wants to strengthen school safety after the mass shooting in Örebro. Much of it is based on the school safety investigation presented in December. The goal is for the changes to come into effect on July 1 this year.
Among other things, schools will be given the opportunity to search students' bags. Schools will also ensure that no unauthorized persons are allowed access to the area.
Much of this is good, says Anna Olskog, chairman of the Swedish Teachers.
It's positive that the responsibility is placed on the principals.
More Hands and Ears
Olskog says, however, that more is needed, physically.
We are still the same number of people in the school system. We must be given the opportunity to comply with this new, she says and continues:
There must be more teachers to put their hands on this. More teachers, more hands, more ears.
The Green Party is critical of the proposals and believes that the most important thing is preventive and early interventions.
"In school, it's particularly about strengthening student health so that we can catch students who are doing poorly and need extra support, but also about teachers having enough time for their students," says MP Camilla Hansén, member of the Riksdag's Education Committee, in a written comment.
"Directly Inappropriate"
She thinks it's directly inappropriate for teachers to search bags.
"It risks exposing school staff to danger and would not have prevented this attack," says Camilla Hansén, referring to the Örebro attack.
Anna Olskog emphasizes that it's important that the attack in Örebro doesn't become a school issue.
Now it must be about how we as a society prevent this type of attack.
