School confiscates boy's party invitations
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - June 29, 2008 Lund, southern Sweden, but did not invite two boys because they
were not his friends, the Sydsvenskan newspaper reported earlier
this week.
The school, 360 miles south of Stockholm, confiscated all the
invitations, saying it objected because it had a duty to ensure
against discrimination.
The report on Friday did not name the boy or his family. It said
the boy's father has filed a complaint with the parliamentary
ombudsman.
The father told the newspaper that the two classmates were not
invited because one had bullied his son and the other had not
invited his son to the classmate's birthday party.
"My son has taken it very hard," the father told Sydsvenskan
of the school's decision. "It's like taking someone's mail."
The parliamentary ombudsman has asked the school board to decide
on the issue before Sept. 8