Posts tagged Rights

The legal rights of neurodivergent students in Swedish schools, and why the right to support does not depend on a diagnosis.

The Nuro team 29 Jul 2026

A record 43,600 gymnasiet students lost their studiebidrag last year. For a neurodivergent student, that is often a support failure arriving as a bill.

CSN reported in July 2026 that 11.8 percent of gymnasiet students had their study grant withdrawn for unexcused absence, the highest share ever recorded. Four hours in a month can trigger it, the school decides what counts, and the loss reaches bostadsbidrag and flerbarnstillägg too. Here is how that interacts with a school's duty to support.

Posts tagged Rights

A record 43,600 gymnasiet students lost their studiebidrag last year. For a neurodivergent student, that is often a support failure arriving as a bill.

The work is done. It was never handed in. At gymnasiet that gap is graded, and the law has no relief for it.

New teacher, same entitlement. What to check in the first weeks of term so last year's support does not quietly vanish.

Does the student get a say in their own support?

Sweden's schools go mobile-free on 1 August 2026. What if the phone is the student's support tool?

Does my child have a right to skolskjuts? A funktionsnedsättning is a ground of its own

Support in fritidshem: the right does not end when the school day does

Starting school with a neurodivergent child: the support that applies from year one

Your child's right to support in Swedish school: the complete guide

How to report a school to Skolinspektionen when your child is not getting support

What is a särskild undervisningsgrupp? One of Sweden's most intrusive forms of school support, explained

The school decided your child does not need särskilt stöd. You can appeal that, and here is how.

Does my child have a right to an elevassistent?

Lovskola: the holiday tuition a school must offer when a student risks missing gymnasiet

Trygghet och studiero: when a student keeps disrupting, the law says investigate, not just discipline

SIP: the plan that coordinates school, healthcare and social services, and why the school is not automatically part of it

Digital learning tools: what Swedish schools must provide free of charge

Kränkande behandling: what the school is legally required to do

NPF support rights at gymnasiet: the same law still applies

Can a school teach a student who cannot come in at all? Yes, and the law is specific about when

Can a student with dyslexia or ADHD get adaptations on the national tests?

When a disability blocks one grading criterion, can the teacher still set the grade?

What is anpassad studiegång, and why the law says to use it as little as possible

Around 70% of BUP's doctor visits now go to ADHD. School support cannot wait for the assessment.

Sweden guaranteed early support for struggling students. Its own inspector says the guarantee isn't delivering.

Sweden's own school inspectorate says the duty to support students is not always met.

Your child does not need a diagnosis to get support at school

When your child is not getting support at school: a parent's guide to your rights