evidence suggests that current choice systems tend to favour the most resourceful parents and children under a new policy proposal every guardian would be required to choose a school for their child to attend in the national strategy for knowledge and equal opportunities report nationell strategi for kunskap och likvardighet the swedish school commission skolkommission recognises that the term compulsory may be too strong explaining that guardians should never be forced to submit an application to a school in the case a guardian does not submit an application a school placement would be decided upon