Chapter 12 · A secular state and a multi-religious country
En kommunal skola planerar avslutning i en kyrka enligt bilden. Vilken ändring behövs enligt reglerna som gäller 2026?
A municipal school plans a church ceremony as shown. What change is needed under the rules in force in 2026?
Correct answer: Remove the collective prayer from the programme
A municipal school may hold its ceremony in a church if it contains no confessional elements. Content is decisive: changing the venue or leader does not make prayer permissible.
Key words
skolavslutning · end-of-term ceremony
Source: DO: Kan vi ha skolavslutning i kyrkan? · Villkor: tradition och gemenskap, utan bön, välsignelse eller trosbekännelse
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Why this option does not fit
Behålla bönen om föräldrarna godkänner den
Parental approval does not replace the school’s duty to be non-confessional.
Låta en lärare leda bönen i stället
Prayer is confessional even when led by a teacher.
Byta kyrkan mot skolans aula för bönen
The content requirement also applies on school premises.