The decision means all measures in the plan can be implemented as planned. The approval will lead to the immediate closure of Møllergata school as an elementary school after 165 years, with the facility being converted into Mølla upper secondary school starting this autumn. The children from Møllergata will be dispersed to Ila and Lakkegata schools.
Legal objections from the five parties—Labour Party, SV, MDG, Red Party, and Centre Party—focus on child welfare violations, with a demand for a legality review arguing that the 'best interests of the child' are not sufficiently safeguarded, which they believe violates both the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Constitution. Møllergata school is specifically highlighted in this demand, along with the relocation of lower secondary levels from Nordpolen, Sagene, and F21 (today's 8-13 school at Helsfyr). Since last spring, students, teachers, and parents have protested against major changes in school districts, scrapping of plans for new schools, mergers, and closures.
The shock announcement came in March last year that the Education Agency wanted to close five Oslo schools: Møllergata, Nordpolen, Trosterud, Maridalen, and Sørkedalen. Four of the five schools have since been saved in turn.