Swedish Coronavirus Commission says Government was Correct to Keep Primary and Lower Secondary Schools Open
Commission declares “right balance was struck”
Sweden’s Coronavirus Commission — established in June 2020 to assess the government’s pandemic response — has declared that the government was correct to keep primary and lower secondary schools open throughout the pandemic and guarantee students access to important teaching.
“Preschools and compulsory (primary and lower secondary) schools have been able to remain open, and children in the age groups concerned have received the teaching they need to prepare them for the future.”
Unlike most other countries in Europe and throughout the world, Sweden never closed primary and lower secondary schools in spring 2020.
According to the commission, “the right balance was struck” by keeping primary and lower secondary schools open — schools serving children up to age 16 — and temporarily switching to virtual instruction at upper secondary schools and universities.
The Commission is of the opinion that the right balance was struck in keeping preschools and compulsory schools open and switching to distance learning at upper secondary schools and universities.
