As the new school year begins, many children are confronted with the harshness of peer violence. One of the bases that leads to the greatest discrimination in Serbia is the national minorities, and in Ripanj this situation attracted the attention of the society.
Namely, a group of parents in OU "Vuk Karadzic" believe that there are, as they say, too many children of Roma nationality in the class and demand that the children be reassigned to other classes.
The parents of Roma children say that this is not the first time that this has happened and that it is racism and discrimination, and a relative of one of the students has spoken out to draw attention to the inequalities that are everyday life for members of national minorities. .
Activist Janet Koko spoke on this topic in the "Pulse of Serbia" show. Host Milica Marković first pointed out that Roma children often do not even get the opportunity to go to school, and when they do get that opportunity, they encounter discrimination.
- What does it mean that there are many of them, what are these parents afraid of and what are these prejudices in 2024? The principal of that school reacted well to being surprised by such comments. We must work to prevent discrimination. When we remember how stressful and exciting it is to start school, let's hope that the fact that these children encountered such a situation in the first days will not be demotivating - said Janet Koko, adding that the authorities must break this behavior in the bud:
- The real solution is for parents not to give up, to teach their children to fight for their place. The school administration is the one who should say that this is not right, and of course the Ministry of Education should protect those students.
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