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The drowning accident in which a six-year-old boy lost his life in Tångvallaskolan is still under investigation, but now the Swedish Work Environment Authority is demanding that the municipality of Vellinge take special measures. Otherwise, the authority threatens fines, writes the Läraren newspaper of the Swedish Teachers Association.
It was on August 18 that a six-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool belonging to Tångvallaskolan.
The accident occurred on August 18 this year at the Tångvallaskolan swimming pool. The six-year-old, who could not swim, received a sports lesson with 39 children and three teachers.
The municipality of Vellinge has previously carried out an investigation of the accident in which they pointed out several shortcomings: a risk assessment had not been carried out before the bath and the division of responsibilities between the adults was not clear. The external researchers also claimed that it may have been too large a group of children who bathed at the same time for “three educators to have the conditions to supervise them all.”
– With the results in hand, we need to clarify the size of the group of children. The guidelines were written in 2013 and, in hindsight, we would have reviewed them earlier, Charlotte Sjödahl, acting director of education in Vellinge municipality, said earlier this fall when the research was completed.
The survey sentto the Swedish Work Environment Authority, which now requires further action. Among other things, Vellinge will investigate the accident risks of students or teachers in connection with the bathroom activities organized by the municipality, in addition to carrying out a written risk assessment and taking measures to prevent accidents.
The authority also claims that the current routine for bathroom activities has not been complete and partly unclear.
The measures must be implemented no later than February 28; otherwise the municipality risks a fine of SEK 40,000.
The three teachers are suspected of causing the death of another person and that preliminary investigation is ongoing. Prosecutor Klas Norelius claims that this type of case can take a long time to investigate, sometimes a couple of years.
– I don’t know when this investigation can be completed. Three months have already passed and I find it hard to believe that we will be ready in six months, he tells Master.
