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Swedish education Minister, says children of undocumented allowed to go to school
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
A new Swedish government policy will make it possible for children who live in the country without residence permits to be allowed to attend school from 1 July 2013.
The Swedish Minister for Education, Jan Björklund (People's Party) made the announcement on Wednesday.
The minister is driven by the view that it is the right for child to have access to education regardless of what the parents have or have not done. The children are in the country illegally not on their own accord as such they should not be refused aspects that contribute to the rights of the child, according to the Education Minister, at a press conference where the details of an agreement between the Government and the Green Party, was presented.
No
one knows exactly how many children live in Sweden this way and how
many would be affected but it is estimated that about between 2 000 and
3 000 children many benefit from the ruling.
"These children often have a very difficult day. Fear of rejection, isolation, and illness in the family, can be some of the problems that these kids struggle with. The right to education is an opportunity to normalcy in an otherwise insecure everyday life," says Maria Ferm, immigration policy spokesman for the Green Party.
The government has allocated Skr50 million per year in state grants to local governments for this. Next year, Skr25 million will be set aside, because the law does not take effect until the fall semester.
In a number of municipalities, there are already undocumented children attending school. It is not thought it is right that this kind of major moral decisions fall on the lap of principals and teachers. "We need to take responsibility," says Jan Björklund
by Scancomark.com
Swedish education Minister, says children of undocumented allowed to go to school
Wednesday, 24 October 2012A new Swedish government policy will make it possible for children who live in the country without residence permits to be allowed to attend school from 1 July 2013.
The Swedish Minister for Education, Jan Björklund (People's Party) made the announcement on Wednesday.
The minister is driven by the view that it is the right for child to have access to education regardless of what the parents have or have not done. The children are in the country illegally not on their own accord as such they should not be refused aspects that contribute to the rights of the child, according to the Education Minister, at a press conference where the details of an agreement between the Government and the Green Party, was presented.
No
one knows exactly how many children live in Sweden this way and how
many would be affected but it is estimated that about between 2 000 and
3 000 children many benefit from the ruling."These children often have a very difficult day. Fear of rejection, isolation, and illness in the family, can be some of the problems that these kids struggle with. The right to education is an opportunity to normalcy in an otherwise insecure everyday life," says Maria Ferm, immigration policy spokesman for the Green Party.
The government has allocated Skr50 million per year in state grants to local governments for this. Next year, Skr25 million will be set aside, because the law does not take effect until the fall semester.
In a number of municipalities, there are already undocumented children attending school. It is not thought it is right that this kind of major moral decisions fall on the lap of principals and teachers. "We need to take responsibility," says Jan Björklund
by Scancomark.com
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