The case in summary • The county politicians in Innlandet adopted a ban on Russian sweaters at school to prevent exclusion during the Russian era.• Unge Venstre and Frp have initiated a legality check of the ban, and argue that it limits students’ freedom of expression.• County politician Truls Gihlemoen from the Frp criticizes lack of dialogue with the schools in advance of the decision.• Torill Beitdokken, deputy chairman of the Education Association in Inlandet, believes that the ban could damage learning and be a source of conflict between teachers and students.• Both Gihlemoen and Thyra Håkonsløkken, county leader in Inlandet Unge Venstre, have high expectations for the outcome of the legality check. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. Just before the students’ summer holidays, the county politicians in Innlandet decided that Russian sweaters were not allowed at school. The wish is that this should prevent exclusion during the rush hour. A legality check of the decision is now being launched. – To only grasp the symbol of this with the drug effects, we believe is the wrong way to go. If you want to tackle the problem, you have to start at the root, and not just remove the exclusion symbol. That’s what Thyra Håkonsløkken says, who is the county leader in Innlandet Unge Venstre. Unge Venstre: – Shower ban Thyra Håkonsløkken believes the ban on Russian sweaters is a shower ban. She says that county politicians should not decide what students go to school with. Photo: Knut Røsrud / news Håkonsløkken was drunk himself last year and calls the county council’s decision a “dusting ban”. – There should be a limit. The county politicians should not decide what upper secondary students should take to school. I think that is going too far. County politician Truls Gihlemoen (Frp) also thinks so. – We cannot understand that it is in line with Norwegian law that you should be able to limit the freedom of expression students have in this way here, says Gihlemoen to news. In Gjøvik, many young people were to be seen wearing sweaters with Russian names on the first day of school, even though it is not allowed. They protested and believed they had not been involved in the decision. Wants legality check Truls Gihlemoen also claims that neither pupils, teachers nor principals have been consulted. – This came as a bench proposal after it had been out for consultation, so here students have not had the opportunity to be heard. The teachers have probably never asked to fly around and be the clothes police for students at school, argues the county politician from the FRP. County politician Truls Gihlemoen from the Progress Party believes that it cannot be in line with Norwegian law to be able to ban pupils from wearing Russian sweaters. He says it’s about freedom of expression. Photo: Frode Meskau / news He demands that it be checked whether the decision is legal at all. He initially asked for an extraordinary county council to take up the matter. He didn’t get that. The matter will be heard in the next county council, which is in October. Torill Beitdokken, deputy chairman of the Education Association in the Interior, also believes that much could have been resolved with early dialogue. – The county council could have involved both teachers, managers and students at a much earlier point in time, and arrived at something that could have been agreed upon together. Unsure if it is the right medicine Torill Beitdokken understands the intention of the county politicians who adopted the ban on Russian sweaters, but doubts whether it is the right medicine. Photo: Knut Røsrud / news Beitdokken understands the intention of the county politicians who adopted the ban, and she says that the union is also concerned about how the Russian celebration has developed in recent years. – At the same time, we are a little unsure whether this is the right medicine, she says to news. Beitdokken believes the effect has the potential to damage learning. – As long as it is uncertain how to enforce this decision, it can be a source of conflict in schools between teachers and pupils. It can go beyond the relationship between them, and that will lead to poorer learning for the students. The use of Russian sweaters in upper secondary school has become a matter that causes reactions. These students defied the ban after the summer holidays. Photo: Knut Erik Røsrud / news The county mayor: – Completely fair County mayor in Inlandet Thomas Breen confirms that he has received a demand for a legality check from the Progress Party. – It is completely fair and we are going to send it on to the state manager and the ministry for assessment. We want this to stand up over time, and if we have to adjust text, that’s perfectly fine. Thomas Breen, county mayor for the Labor Party, says it is perfectly fair that parties want to check the legality of the ban. He believes the ban is one of many measures to prevent alienation. Photo: Roar Andre Berntsen / news The county mayor says that they want outsiders for life, and that the ban on Russian clothing at school is one of many measures. He points out that in March the Minister of Education opened up the possibility of limiting group division in the form of clothing. And he adds: – I am quite sure that during the autumn we will come up with how to enforce this ban. news has requested a comment from the Directorate of Education. They tell news that it is not they who decide whether there should be such a ban. It is the school owner (county municipality for upper secondary schools and the municipality for primary schools) that adopts school rules. It must also state which sanctions apply if someone breaks the rules. Published 22.08.2024, at 21.56
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The legality of the ban on Russian sweaters will be tested to see if it is legal – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio
