Lundsberg boarding school leadership accused of failing to act on racism and bullying

A Swedish investigative documentary reveals that Lundsberg boarding school’s leadership failed to address systemic racism and bullying despite assurances of a “zero-tolerance” policy, leading to a violent assault involving the son of entrepreneur Gunilla von Platen, SVT Nyheter reports.

In late 2025, four students at the elite Lundsberg boarding school were convicted of assault and violation of domestic peace after a fight that followed a school-sanctioned “rap battle” event. During the event, participants reportedly made severely racist and antisemitic remarks, with no intervention from staff present. The following evening, a physical altercation occurred, resulting in the convictions.

Gunilla von Platen, whose son was among those convicted, told SVT’s Dokument inifrån: Arvtagarna that her son had endured repeated racial harassment and bullying over his two and a half years at the school. Von Platen, who has Turkish heritage, said she had explicitly asked the school’s marketing director, Christopher Johrin, about racism and hazing before enrolling her child. According to her, Johrin assured her such behavior did not occur and that the school enforced strict policies against it.

“He gave me very reassuring answers,” von Platen said in the documentary. After learning of the abuse her son suffered, she confronted Johrin in a recorded phone call. In the conversation, Johrin admitted he was “not proud” of what had happened and attributed the issues to a “shadow society where students set their own rules.”

The school’s operations manager, Lars Jonsson, told SVT that leadership took the incident seriously and referred the case to police. He acknowledged that racism contradicts the school’s values and claimed Lundsberg has since intensified efforts to strengthen safety protocols and clarify accountability. The four convicted students have appealed their sentences.

SVT Nyheter and Dokument inifrån repeatedly sought comment from Johrin regarding his recorded statements but received no response. The documentary Arvtagarna airs on SVT1 at 20:00 and is available on SVT Play.