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Linköping municipality’s decision to close several schools was appealed by a large number of outraged Linköping residents. Now the administrative court gives the municipality the right, the closure decisions have been right.
“We have come to the conclusion that there is no reason to overturn the decision,” says Kristina H Samuelsson, councilor in Linköping’s administrative court in a press release.
In total, it is about eleven preschools and three primary schools that will be closed during this year and next. The decision was taken in the spring by the children’s and youth committee, which believes that the municipality has too many premises in terms of the number of students.
As many as 51 Linköping residents appealed the closures and stated that the municipality did not consider the best interests of the children according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. They also felt that the decision should have been made by the city council, rather than a committee.
According to the administrative law, the committee had the right to make the decision. The board has also not failed to look after the best interests of the child, according to the verdict.