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The Ombudsman against Discrimination on grounds of Sexual Orientation has ceased to exist. On 1 January 2009 the Ombudsman was merged with the other Ombudsmen against discrimination into a new body: the Swedish Equality Ombudsman. The previously existing acts against discrimination were also replaced with a new Discrimination Act. Some of the material on this website may therefore be out of date. For more information, see: www.do.se
School – Harassment – Temporary employment A man employed as a temporary language teacher at an upper-level compulsory school and who was frank about his homosexual orientation was subjected to harassment by pupils. He was offered prolongation of his temporary position, which he accepted, but the school principal subsequently informed him that the post would not be extended since the classroom atmosphere had become so unpleasant. The man considered that the school’s management felt it was simpler to get rid of him than to tell the pupils that their behaviour was unacceptable. The man did not belong to a union. According to the school management, the man had had difficulties with unruly classes and failed to tackle these problems in a dialogue with the pupils. Instead, he had adopted a punitive attitude. He had received guidance. Some pupils had gone over the limits and this had been discussed in private with the pupils concerned. The matter had also been discussed in class. In the final week of employment, the principal had a feeling that things were better and therefore the man was asked whether he wanted to continue. At this point, other teachers said that was no improvement in his teaching, and the principal decided not to extend employment. The man did not feel that he had a punitive attitude to the pupils and, in addition, he did not consider that the school had succeeded in stopping the harassment. The school did not consider that there was any correlation between the man’s sexual orientation and the fact that his temporary employment was not extended. No one at the school thought that there was anything special about the fact that the man was homosexual, and no teacher or pupil had complained to the school management on the grounds of his homosexuality. In the course of an overall assessment of all the circumstances, the Ombudsman concluded that there were insufficient grounds for initiating a case in the Labour Court. As a result, the Ombudsman closed the case and decided that no further steps should be taken. (Decision of 23 May 2003, Dossier No. 79/03) |
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HomO | Box 3327, 103 66 Stockholm | E-mail: homo@homo.se | Phone: +46 (0)8 508 887 80 | Fax: +46 (0)8 508 887 90 |
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