In a complaint to the Parliamentary Ombudsman, it was stated, among other things, that a high school’s administration had demanded to survey a school newspaper before publication. The complainant questioned whether the action was compatible with the Freedom of the Press Act. In the decision, the Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman states that the investigation does not clarify whether the school administration had survived the school newspaper before it was published.

The Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman holds that the investigation has not revealed if the school administration prevented publication, printing or distribution of the school newspaper. However, the Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman assess that the school administration, already by requesting a preliminary survey of the newspaper, has initiated an action that is not compatible with the censorship ban and the Freedom of the Press Act.