Slovakia Separate schools for Roma challenged

16 Jan 2012 | education roma social exclusion inclusion

‘IPS News’ reports that a school in Slovakia has defended its decision to segregate Roma children from other students after a court ruled the practice breached equal rights laws. The headmistress of the primary school said Roma children had been put into classes on their own to ensure they got special attention, and that they had benefited as a result. Both government and opposition politicians have criticised the segregation at the school, but they admit that there is no easy solution to problems connected to educating Roma children from deprived backgrounds.

Source : IPS News