Mobile phone-free school

The plan establishes that students should have the right to influence their education and expresses strong confidence in young people's ability to make independent decisions about their lives. The school's working methods should also be scientifically based and built on trust in professional knowledge. A national, general cell phone ban up to grade 9 where phones are handed in upon arrival goes against that line, even though the plan shares concern about mental ill-health.

• student influencedecisive»rätt till inflytande över sin utbildning genom hela utbildningssystemet.« (party programme ↗)“right to influence their education throughout the education system.”
• confidence in young people»Vi har ett starkt förtroende för unga människors förmåga att fatta« (party programme ↗)“We have strong confidence in young people's ability to make”
• scientifically based pedagogy»grundad i vetenskap och inriktad på att stärka människors möjligheter« (party programme ↗)“based on science and aimed at strengthening people's opportunities”
• trust in the profession»Tillit till kunskapen och engagemanget hos dem som gör« (party programme ↗)“Trust in the knowledge and commitment of those who”

The election manifesto wants to stop classroom disruption and give teachers the opportunity to immediately intervene in disruption and unrest, and the party programme gives children the right to safe study environments free from bullying and violations. A national mobile phone ban where phones are handed in is a means for exactly study peace and fewer violations. The plan does not, however, specify the form of the ban.

• study peace in the classroomdecisive»Stoppa stöket i klassrummen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop classroom disruption.”
• staff powers»Lärare och annan personal i skolan ska omedelbart kunna ingripa vid stök och oro.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Teachers and other school staff shall be able to immediately intervene in disruption and unrest.”
• safe study environment»Studerande, barn lika väl som vuxna, ska ha rätt till trygga arbetsmiljöer och« (party programme ↗)“Students, children as well as adults, shall have the right to safe work environments and”
• school environment free from violations»Detta kräver studiemiljöer fria från mobbing, från« (party programme ↗)“This requires study environments free from bullying, from”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan asserts that politics' task is not to micromanage and control the educator in their work, but to create conditions and trust the teacher's expertise. A national mobile phone ban up to grade 9, where phones are handed in on arrival, is precisely such central micromanagement of the school's daily work. The plan furthermore requires that changes in schools are anchored through interaction with schools and students and that students are given influence over their school environment.

• no political micromanagementdecisive»Politikens uppgift är inte att detaljstyra och kontrollera pedagogen i dennes arbete.« (party programme ↗)“Politics' task is not to micromanage and control the educator in their work.”
• anchorage in schools»Förändringsarbete i skolan måste förankras i samspel med skolan, eleverna och alla som arbetar där.« (party programme ↗)“Developmental work in schools must be anchored through interaction with schools, students and all who work there.”
• student influence over school environment»Skolan ska präglas av förtroendefulla relationer och varje elev ska ges inflytande över sin studieväg och skolmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“Schools shall be characterised by trusting relationships and each student shall be given influence over their study path and school environment.”
• IT as pedagogical resource»Skolbiblioteken och IT är centrala resurser för skolans pedagogiska arbete.« (party programme ↗)“School libraries and IT are central resources for schools' pedagogical work.”

The plan states that legislation and regulations should provide great freedom to solve the school's task locally and that decisions should be made close to those affected. A national mobile phone ban with a detailed order for how phones should be handed in goes in the opposite direction and moves the decision from the school to the legislator. The plan's demand for a safe school and its concern for young people's mental health point to the same goal, but not for precisely this measure.

• local freedom in schooldecisive»Alla barn har rätt till en bra utbildning oavsett var de bor. Lagstiftning och regelverk måste erbjuda stor frihet« (party programme ↗)“All children have the right to a good education regardless of where they live. Legislation and regulations must provide great freedom”
• decentralization»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize more. People should decide more for themselves, and political decisions should be made close to those affected.”
• safe school environment»Skolan ska vara en trygg plats — fri från rasism, homofobi och trakasserier grundade på kön — där barn kan växa och utvecklas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School should be a safe place — free from racism, homophobia and harassment based on gender — where children can grow and develop.”
• young people's mental health»Den psykiska ohälsan hos våra barn och unga är alldeles för hög och vi måste arbeta mer förebyggande och skapa enkla vägar till vården« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Young people's mental health is far too poor and we must work more preventively and create simple paths to care”

The plan requires that the school law establishes the teacher's authority to maintain classroom order and makes safe classrooms and classroom order a prerequisite for learning. A national mobile phone prohibition where phones are handed in at the start of the school day is a direct application of that line. The election manifesto also establishes that it is the teacher, not the students, who decides in the classroom.

• legally established classroom orderdecisive»Det ska tydligt framgå i skollagen att läraren har huvudansvaret för hur undervisningen läggs upp och lagen ska slå fast lärarens befogenheter för att upprätthålla studiero i klassrummet.« (party programme ↗)“It shall be clear in the school law that the teacher has main responsibility for how teaching is arranged and the law shall establish the teacher's authority to maintain classroom order.”
• safe classrooms and classroom order»Förutsättningar för lärande är tydliga kunskapskrav, tidiga insatser så att ingen kommer efter, trygga klassrum och studiero.« (party programme ↗)“Conditions for learning are clear knowledge requirements, early intervention so no one falls behind, safe classrooms and classroom order.”
• teacher decides in the classroom»Det är läraren som ska bestämma i klassrummet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is the teacher who shall decide in the classroom.”
• respect gives classroom order»För att eleverna ska få trygghet och studiero ska lärare och andra elever mötas av respekt.« (party programme ↗)“For students to get security and classroom order, teachers and other students shall be met with respect.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that the school's work environment be pervaded by security, peace and good order, and that abusive treatment be countered forcefully, which is precisely the reasons the counter-proposal gives for handing in phones. The election manifesto's substantially strengthened student health care addresses the growing mental illness among students. The fact that schools according to the plan should have a large degree of freedom to shape their activities speaks at the same time against a national prohibition.

• peace and order in schooldecisive»Det är viktigt att skolans arbetsmiljö genomsyras av trygghet, arbetsro och god ordning.« (party programme ↗)“It is important that the school's work environment be pervaded by security, peace and good order.”
• counter abusive treatment»Mobbning och annan kränkande behandling måste kraftfullt motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Bullying and other abusive treatment must be forcefully countered.”
• strengthened student health»Kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa med en sammanhållen barn- och ungdomshälsovård och föräldrastödsprogram som erbjuds alla föräldrar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Substantially strengthened student health with integrated child and youth health care and parent support programs offered to all parents.”
• schools' freedom to shape activities»Under förutsättning att skolorna har denna utgångspunkt, följer läroplanen och lever upp till kvalitetskrav, ska de ges ett stort mått av frihet att själva utforma undervisningen.« (party programme ↗)“On the condition that schools have this starting point, follow the curriculum and meet quality requirements, they shall be given a large degree of freedom to themselves shape teaching.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan makes discipline and academic focus a central question: it should be written into the Schools Act's opening paragraph, teachers' and principals' authority to intervene should be strengthened, and academic focus is described as a prerequisite for learning. The plan also points out that nearly half of students have been subjected to crime at school. A national mobile phone ban where phones are handed in upon arrival serves these purposes, even though the plan does not mention mobile phones.

• order and academic focus in lawdecisive»Skriva in ordning och studiero i skollagens portalparagraf och införa ordningsomdömen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Write order and academic focus into the Schools Act's opening paragraph and introduce order rulings”
• strengthened teacher authority»Stärka lärares och rektorers auktoritet att kunna ingripa i stökiga situationer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen teachers' and principals' authority to intervene in disruptive situations”
• academic focus before all»Studiero är en förutsättning för lärande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Academic focus is a prerequisite for learning.”
• safe school environment»skolmiljö präglad av ordning och reda.« (party programme ↗)“school environment characterized by order and tidiness.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan demands a work environment with study quiet and order in schools, increased authority for teachers, and zero tolerance for violence and insecurity. A national mobile phone ban where phones are handed in at the start of the school day is a direct measure in that direction and supports the plan's goal of strengthening young people's mental health.

• study quiet in schoolsdecisive»En arbetsmiljö som ger utrymme för studiero, arbetsglädje och individuell hjälp till elever ska prioriteras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A work environment that provides room for study quiet, work joy, and individual help for students shall be prioritised.”
• stronger teacher authority»Ge lärare ökade befogenheter och bättre ställning i sin yrkesroll« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give teachers increased authority and a better position in their professional role”
• zero tolerance for violations»Förbättra arbetsmiljön genom att införa nolltolerans mot våld och otrygghet i skolan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve the work environment by introducing zero tolerance for violence and insecurity in schools”
• young people's mental health»Stärka insatserna för att förbättra ungas psykiska hälsa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen efforts to improve young people's mental health”