Three young men in Sweden were sent to foster care after their parents took drastic steps against coronavirus.
The court ruled that “the poor mental fitness of the parents and the concern of COVID-19 had caused serious problems in the care of their children.”
The parents got rid of their 3 children from school in March when the coronavirus pandemic took over Europe.Children were moved remotely into separate rooms and wooden boards were nailed to the front door of the family apartment to keep the COVID-19 out of the home.House.
Parents denied that their children were forced to stay home, saying they were loose to leave the apartment at any time.However, his eldest son said his parents’ claims were false.
The court found that “out of the fear of parents, social workers have struggled to cooperate with them.(…) According to the audience, it seems that they still have an ambivalent attitude to let young people leave their homes to go to school., for example.”
Mikael Svegfors, a lawyer representing children, argued that guilt is a linguistic and cultural barrier.The couple, originally from Vietnam, “didn’t really perceive Swedish” and trusted the news in their local language.
“There they closed total villages, and they were afraid, and they said, ‘We have our family,'” Svegfors said.
Sweden has implemented a blockade in reaction to the coronavirus, keeping schools, businesses and public transport open.Dr. Anders Tegnell, guilty of the country’s reaction to COVID-19, said the virus will exist for years, which will make the blockades unsustainable.
The children, all fluent in Swedish, kept in touch with their classmates and teachers, tablets and mobile phones.Vegfors said he tried to convince his parents to let them out, but it was in vain.
The 3 young men were placed in foster care and returned to school.They can also make a stopover with their parents whenever they want.
The court will do the placement in six months.
“They wish to be with their parents, ” said Svegfors.” They just said, “We want to focus on our school’s paintings and wish we could play with our friends.But as soon as this crown pandemic is over, I wish to return to our family.”