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Linköping Municipality to Pay Compensation After Teacher Sent Thousands of SMS to 13-Year-Old Student

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Key Points
  • Linköping municipality will pay 150,000 kronor compensation to a 13-year-old girl
  • A teacher at Folkungaskolan allegedly sent thousands of private SMS messages to the student
  • The incident was discovered in February 2022 when parents showed chat screenshots to school officials

Linköping municipality has reportedly agreed to pay 150,000 kronor in compensation to a 13-year-old girl after a teacher at Folkungaskolan sent her thousands of private text messages. According to Östgöta Correspondenten, the incident came to light in February 2022 when the girl's parents contacted the school's principal and showed screenshots of chat conversations between their daughter and the teacher. " The school administration learned about the extensive private communication between the teacher and the young student at that time.

The compensation agreement represents the municipality's response to the inappropriate conduct by the educator at Folkungaskolan.

it was wonderful just to sit and look at you

, teacher

good morning modelvac

, teacher

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