The law in Sweden is that all children are obligated to go to an authorized school from the year they turn seven. There is one exceprion that is relevant here and that is as follows:
Children that are "long term" in another country ("varaktigt vistas i annat land") are excempt from the mandatory school. This is the case for you @markwhittam so legally you should not have any problem, but that doesn't mean the officials you deal with will know and accept that. How you choose to live your life is for some reason very threatening to many people.
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Yes, but the person we are dealing with is the one with the power to put Marley on the list, she is also the one who had the power to turn down our application for long term leave, which she has now done.
The school needs to turn down your application. If they accept it they remain responsible for her education. You have the right to leave the country, but they unfortually have the right to put her on the CPS list if they suspect anything, which is a totally subjective thing.
Good luck!
Yes, the director of the school has both turned down our application and will put Marley on the list if she does not go to school tomorrow.
That's a sad, sad outcome. They should not treat the child as the property of the state and assume they know better than the parents what the child's welfare needs are. Very sad to keep hearing this. I have plenty friends in the UK who are here because they cannot home educate in their own country. :-(
What is the solution then? Have you "lawyered up?"
He's leaving the horrible place and the system.