Pat Farenga explained the situation in his June 28th post: Sweden Bans Homeschooling: What would Pippi Longstocking say?, subtitled ‘Educational Freedom Takes Another Hit: Sweden makes homeschooling illegal’:
“Our homeschooling friends in Sweden have suffered a major blow: On June 22, 2010 the Swedish Parliament effectively wiped-out the ability of families to choose homeschooling except under ‘exceptional circumstances.’”
Continue reading Pat’s post, in which Swedish homeschoolers explain why this is so bad.