C-dub: 'taking it to parliament' does not mean personally contacting an MP, or bringing a lawsuit in court, or anything like that. The guy sent off a complaint to JO - that's the ombudsman for the Ministry of Justice, Justitieombudsmannen. If you're really into the details of the Swedish system you can read up on it here: http://www.jo.se/Page.aspx?MenuId=12&ObjectClass=DynamX_Documents&Language=en

Or you can just take my word for it.

Like I said though, I thought the school did the right thing here, and I believe that the father should focus on getting his kid to understand why he picked the wrong way to go about this. That said, from my perspective as a citizen I'm happy that my fellow citizens keep the government on their toes, whenever there's a suspicion of wrongdoing.

Obviously it was well within the school's right to deny the kid the opportunity to pass out invitations in class, if he's going to be a little ass about it. Still 'going to parliament' doesn't really describe what the father did - he filed a formal complaint with the Ministry of Justice, which is exactly what citizens (and civil servants) are supposed to do if they suspect a government authority of violating the law or failing in their duties towards the public. I'm guessing the teacher acted perfectly within his/her role of maintaining an orderly and pleasant learning atmosphere, but 'going to parliament' was not an overreaction, but a proper response.

This may be, but if I see them using my idea for an iPod nano with a thin candy coating and a chocolate center I will definitely be suing someone.

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