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Johan Pehrson

Johan Pehrson is party leader for the Liberal Party in Sweden.

Take Custody of Children of Criminals at Birth

The Liberals want it to be possible for social services to take into care children of gang criminals at maternity wards, writes Svenska Dagbladet. .

Take Custody of Children of Criminals at Birth

So the Government Wants to Stop Child Recruitment

The Government wants to improve the police's ability to remove illegal material from the internet and stop criminals' recruitment of children. This environment harms lives, kills and destroys, says Education Minister Johan Pehrson (The Liberals).

So the Government Wants to Stop Child Recruitment

V and MP: The fundamental problem is the market school

The government's investigator wants to scrap the F-grade and see a grading scale with ten steps. The Left Party appreciates the proposals, but believes that the fundamental problem remains.

V and MP: The fundamental problem is the market school

The Liberals want more residence bans around schools

The Liberals want more people than today to be prohibited from staying near schools. People who recruit children to commit crimes are like hungry wolves, without any form of empathy.

The Liberals want more residence bans around schools

Schools to be given the right to search students' bags

The government wants to give schools the legal opportunity to search bags to detect, for example, weapons. Schools should also ensure that unauthorized persons do not gain access.

Schools to be given the right to search students' bags

Pehrson: My school became a terrifying place

Minister of Education Johan Pehrson (L) describes Tuesday, February 4, as a black day for Sweden and Örebro. "On Tuesday, Campus Risbergska, where I once played blackjack in the corridors, was transformed into a place of horror", he writes on Dagens Nyheter's debate page.

Pehrson: My school became a terrifying place

Kristersson: "Most important that the police get peace and quiet"

The Royal Couple and several government representatives traveled on Wednesday to Örebro to honor the victims after Tuesday's violent acts. .

Kristersson: "Most important that the police get peace and quiet"

The King: Sorrow and Dismay

King Carl Gustaf states in a statement that he is dismayed by today's events and sends his condolences to the families of the victims, after the fatal shooting in Örebro where around ten people lost their lives. .

The King: Sorrow and Dismay

Dadgostar wants party leader talks about the violence

The Left Party wants the Prime Minister to invite the other parties to talks about the violence development in Sweden. We have a crisis situation, says the Left leader Nooshi Dadgostar.

Dadgostar wants party leader talks about the violence

More discipline to reduce chaos in schools

The Government is worried about the chaos in school. Now, clearer disciplinary measures are being proposed.

More discipline to reduce chaos in schools

Every third Swede wants to ban Tiktok

34 percent of Swedes want to ban Tiktok. This is shown by a Novus survey, which was conducted on behalf of TV4 News.

Every third Swede wants to ban Tiktok

Pehrson wants to separate universities from the state

The Government will appoint an inquiry into whether universities and colleges should cease to be state authorities, reports Swedish Radio. Education Minister Johan Pehrson (The Liberals) argues that they should become foundations instead.

Pehrson wants to separate universities from the state

Pehrson: Mismanagement in Schools Should be Fined

Education Minister Johan Pehrson (L) wants schools that do not follow the law to be able to receive fines, as a complement to penalty orders. > Schools that do not meet the requirements set out in the Education Act should be able to face a direct consequence in the form of a fine.

Pehrson: Mismanagement in Schools Should be Fined

Pehrson: We Dare to Prioritize the Best Researchers

The Government wants to increase the allocations by 6. 5 billion kronor until 2028 in its research proposal.

Pehrson: We Dare to Prioritize the Best Researchers

Pehrson: "Positive message with a bitter aftertaste"

Swedish students have improved their results in mathematics according to the knowledge measurement Timss. But the measurement also indicates that the Swedish school has not become better at compensating for students' different social backgrounds.

Pehrson: "Positive message with a bitter aftertaste"

Stricter requirements result in fewer new teacher students

All those who want to become teachers in the future must have at least a C grade in Swedish. Prospective preschool teachers must have at least a D grade, according to the investigative proposal that the government is now receiving.

Stricter requirements result in fewer new teacher students

The CSN loan becomes this much more expensive

Borrowers with student loans will get slightly higher costs next year. The CSN interest rate will be 1.

The CSN loan becomes this much more expensive

SD disappointed: "Not the outcome we wanted"

The Sweden Democrats are not satisfied with, for example, schools and healthcare being exempt from the notification requirement in what is sometimes called the "informant law". We would naturally have liked to see a full information requirement, says Ludvig Aspling (SD) to TT.

SD disappointed: "Not the outcome we wanted"

Calls for a meeting about the reading crisis: "Extremely serious"

Minister of Education Johan Pehrson (L) summons representatives of the higher education sector after a series of testimonies about students' deteriorated reading and writing skills. .

Calls for a meeting about the reading crisis: "Extremely serious"

The Liberals' office attacked: "Abhorrent"

The Liberals' office in Eskilstuna has been subjected to a paint attack. The party leader Johan Pehrson calls the event despicable.

The Liberals' office attacked: "Abhorrent"

The proposal: This is what the new vocational programs in upper secondary school will look like

Completely new and less comprehensive vocational programs – with special vocational tests. This is how the government's investigator wants to get more students to complete upper secondary school.

The proposal: This is what the new vocational programs in upper secondary school will look like

More can take fast track to teaching profession

Among other fire engineers, architects, and pharmacists, they will be able to read a shorter complementary pedagogical education (KPU) and thus become teachers. This since the government has decided to extend the number of degree areas that will provide eligibility for KPU from 60 to 76.

More can take fast track to teaching profession

Free menstrual protection in schools

The Liberals want to make menstrual protection free for girls who do not have access to it today. We know that there are girls who are severely affected, you can miss lessons in school, says The Liberals' party leader Johan Pehrson.

Free menstrual protection in schools

Let school staff inspect school bags

School staff should have the right to search students' school bags, believe The Liberals, who also want schools to be able to use metal detectors in entrance controls in certain situations. .

Let school staff inspect school bags