Hur ser verkligheten ut?
En studie av olika människors syn på och tankar om diskriminering och annan kränkande behandling
DiscriminationDegrading treatmentAct (2006:67)SchoolDiskrimineringKränkande behandlingLag (2006:67)Skolan
On the 1st April 2006 a new legislation came into effect in Sweden; The ProhibitingDiscrimination and Other Degrading Treatment of Children and Pupils Act (2006:67). TheAct is applicable to education and other activities referred to in the Education Act(1985:1100). This dissertation aims to examine how teachers work to combatdiscrimination, and establishes whether headmasters and teachers have changed their work procedures since the law came into force.In order to seek the answers to my questions I have conducted 8 qualitative interviews with headmasters and teachers from two schools in a community outside Karlstad, with both schools comprising of students from pre-school until year 6.Discrimination is not a new phenomenon in schools, but neither is the fact that it is theschools? responsibility to work against discrimination. Discrimination is still taking place,despite discrimination laws being clearly stated within the Education Act (1985:1100) andthe school curriculum. The teachers I have interviewed maintain that they are activelyworking in a preventative manner with these issues, but they still believe that much morecan be done and would like to see an agreed, common work procedure. Despite the newlegislation, none of the people I have spoken to change the way they work. They are,however, feeling positive towards the new legislation and believe as well as hope, that itwill bring results. Most education workers agree that the school has the primaryresponsibility of preventing discrimination and strongly believe that individual teachershave the power to influence their pupils.